Occupation and cancer in Britain

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1428-1437

  Rushton, L ^a   Bagga, S ^b   Bevan, R ^b   Brown, T P ^c   Cherrie, J W ^d   Holmes, P ^b   Fortunato, L ^a   Slack, R ^b   Van Tongeren, M ^c   Young, C ^c   Hutchings, S J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributable fraction; Cancer burden; Carcinogen; Industry sector; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGEN; COAL TAR; DIOXIN; MINERAL OIL; RADON; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; METAL INDUSTRY; MINING; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NOSE CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINTER; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SKIN CANCER; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH CANCER; UNITED KINGDOM; WELDING;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; COAL TAR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 77951683053     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605637     Document Type: Article

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