The causes of deaths in an industry-dense area: Example of dilovası (kocaeli);Endüstri yoǧun bölgede yaşayanlarda ölüm nedenleri: Dilovası örneǧi (kocaeli)

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 369-375

  Hamzaoǧlu, Onur ^a   Etiler, Nilay ^a   Yavuz, Cavit Işik ^a   Çaǧlayan, Çiǧdem ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cancer; Environment; Industrial area; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MACHINE; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; PROSTATE CANCER; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SMOKING HABIT; STOMACH CANCER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 79955571077     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1007-943     Document Type: Article

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