Lung cancer risk and residence in the neighborhood of a sewage plant in Italy. A case-control study

Tumori

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-13

  Pizzo, Anna Maria ^a   Chellini, Elisabetta ^a   Seniori Costantini, Adele ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control study; Environmental pollution; Lung cancer; Sewage plant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 79953874932     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: 20382529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089161109700102     Document Type: Article

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