Occupational trichloroethylene exposure and kidney cancer: A meta-analysis

Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-102

  Kelsh, Michael A ^a   Alexander, Dominik D ^a   Mink, Pamela J ^a,b   Mandel, Jeffrey H ^c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPACE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 73849132614     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181c30e92     Document Type: Article

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