Risk of cancer among hairdressers and related workers: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1512-1531

  Takkouche, Bahi ^a,b   Regueira Méndez, Carlos ^a,b   Montes Martínez, Agustín ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer; Hairdressers; Meta analysis; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIAMINOANISOLE; 2,4 DIAMINOTOLUENE; CARCINOGEN; HAIR DYE; COSMETIC;

CANCER; CARCINOGEN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HYGIENE; META-ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; VENTILATION;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER RISK; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HAIRDRESSER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; RISK REDUCTION; SALIVARY GLAND CANCER; SKIN CANCER; URINARY TRACT CANCER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER; AIR CONDITIONING; BLADDER TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FEMALE; HAIR DYES; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; VENTILATION;

EID: 74549167629     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp283     Document Type: Article

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