A review of the data quality and comparability of case-control studies of low-level exposure to benzene in the petroleum industry

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-76

  Miller, B G ^a   Fransman, W ^a,b   Heederik, D ^b   Hurley, J F ^a   Kromhout, H ^b   Fitzsimons, E ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzene; Leukaemia; Petroleum

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; METHODOLOGY; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

BENZENE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77249150543     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0463-0     Document Type: Article

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