Occupation and risk of glioma, meningioma and acoustic neuroma: Results from a German case-control study (Interphone Study Group, Germany)

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-61

  Samkange Zeeb, F ^a   Schlehofer, B ^b   Schuz J ^c   Schlaefer, K ^b   Berg Beckhoff, G ^d   Wahrendorf, J ^b   Blettner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^d BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Case control study; Epidemiology; Glioma; Meningioma; Occupation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76449089300     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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