Asbestos exposure and malignant lymphoma: A multicenter case-control study in Germany and Italy

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 563-570

  Seidler, Andreas ^a   Becker, Nikolaus ^b   Nieters, Alexandra ^b   Arhelger, Rolf ^c   Mester, Birte ^d,e   Rossnagel, Karin ^a   Deeg, Evelin ^b   Elsner, Gine ^d   Melis, Massimo ^f   Sesler, Simonetta ^f   Avataneo, Giuseppe ^f   Meloni, Michele ^f   Cocco, Pierluigi ^f  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Case control study; Malignant lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; T CELL LYMPHOMA; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; ITALY; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955483380     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0502-x     Document Type: Article

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