Cancer mortality and congenital anomalies in a region of Italy with intense environmental pressure due to waste

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 725-732

  Martuzzi, Marco ^a   Mitis, F ^a   Bianchi, F ^b   Minichilli, F ^b   Comba, P ^c   Fazzo, L ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; WASTE AND WASTE RELATED PHENOMENA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; POVERTY AREAS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 71049114725     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.044115     Document Type: Article

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