Occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and lung cancer risk: A multicenter study in Europe

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-103

  Olsson, Ann C ^a,b   Fevotte, Joelle ^c   Fletcher, Tony ^d   Cassidy, Adrian ^e   'T Mannetje, Andrea ^f   Zaridze, David ^g   Szeszenia Dabrowska, Neonila ^h   Rudnai, Peter ⁱ   Lissowska, Jolanta ^j   Fabianova, Eleonora ^k   Mates, Dana ^l   Bencko, Vladimir ^m   Foretova, Lenka ⁿ   Janout, Vladimir ^o   Brennan, Paul ^a   Boffetta, Paolo ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c University Lyon   (France)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^g Cancer Research Center   (Russian Federation)

^h NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Hungary)

^j INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^k State Health Institute   (Slovakia)

^l Institute of Hygiene Public Health Health Services and Management   (Romania)

^m CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

ⁿ MASARYK MEMORIAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^o PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SLOVAKIA; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 76249112530     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.046680     Document Type: Article

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