Occupational burden of cancer in Korea

Safety and Health at Work

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Kim, Eun A ^a   Lee, Hye Eun ^a   Kang, Seong Kyu ^a  

^a Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic investigation; Exposure prevalence; Occupational cancer; Population attributable fraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650319497     PISSN: 20937911     EISSN: 20937997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5491/SHAW.2010.1.1.61     Document Type: Article

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