Risk factors of thyroid tumors: Role of environmental and occupational exposures to chemical pollutants;Facteurs de risque des cancers et nodules thyroïdiens: Effet des polluants chimiques de l'environnement et risques professionnels

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 359-367

  Leux, C ^a   Guenel P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical exposure; Occupation; Risk; Thyroid neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ALACHLOR; BENZENE; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; DIOXIN; FORMALDEHYDE; NITRATE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PERCHLORATE; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RESORCINOL; SOLVENT; THIOCYANATE;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAPER INDUSTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THYROID CANCER; THYROID FUNCTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78149411741     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2010.05.005     Document Type: Review

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