Mortality of US pentachlorophenol production workers through 2005

Chemosphere

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 851-861

  Ruder, Avima M ^a   Yiin, James H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cancer; Cohort mortality; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Occupational exposure; Pentachlorophenol

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; HERBICIDES; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS; PULMONARY DISEASES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

CANCER; COHORT MORTALITY; NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; TRICHLOROPHENOL DERIVATIVE;

CANCER; CARCINOGEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADRENAL CANCER; ADULT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; THYROID CANCER; TRACHEA CANCER; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79953305181     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.02.064     Document Type: Article

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