Occupational exposures and hodgkin lymphoma: Canadian case-control study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1447-1454

  Karunanayake, Chandima P ^a   Singh, Gayatri V ^a   Spinelli, John J ^b   McLaughlin, John R ^c,d   Dosman, James A ^a   McDuffie, Helen H ^a,e   Pahwa, Punam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c Population Studies and Surveillance   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 74549162135     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181be6bfe     Document Type: Article

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