Occupational lung cancer in US women, 1984-1998

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-117

  Robinson, Cynthia F ^a   Sullivan, Patricia A ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Walker, James T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative; Blue collar occupations; Clerical; Employed US women; Female lung cancer mortality; Health care industry; Lung cancer mortality trends; Managerial occupations; Occupation and industry; Service industry; Technical; Transportation industry; White collar occupations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751687628     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20905     Document Type: Article

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