Exposure to beryllium and occurrence of lung cancer: Findings from a Cox proportional hazards analysis of data from a retrospective cohort mortality study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 480-486

  Levy, Paul S ^a   Roth, H Daniel ^b   Deubner, David C ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Roth Associates Inc   (United States)

^c Brush Wellman Inc North America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 68049109450     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31819968f3     Document Type: Article

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