Does exposure to asbestos cause ovarian cancer? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1287-1295

  Reid, Alison ^a   De Klerk, Nick ^a   Musk, Arthur W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OVARY CANCER; PERITONEUM MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASBESTOS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79960106304     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-1302     Document Type: Review

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