Chronic exposure to heavy metals and risk of oral cancer in Taiwanese males

Oral Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 586-590

  Su, Che Chun ^a   Tsai, Kuo Yang ^a   Hsu, Yun Ying ^b   Lin, Yo Yu ^b   Lian, Ie Bin ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age period cohort model; Heavy metal; Oral cancer

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUTH CANCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE SOIL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955515982     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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