Epidemiological approaches in the investigation of environmental causes of cancer: The case of dioxins and water disinfection by-products

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Kogevinas, Manolis ^a,b,c,d  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIOXIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE; CARCINOGEN;

BIOMARKER; BLOOD; CANCER; CARCINOGEN; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIOXIN; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BLADDER CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; NEOPLASM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA;

CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; DIOXINS; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79953832171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-10-S1-S3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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