Counter-clockwise shift-work and prostate cancer: Putting pieces in the puzzle

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 612-613

  Erren, Thomas C ^a   Groß, J Valérie ^a   Pinger, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SHIFT WORKER; WORKING TIME;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 79960651494     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2011.02787.x     Document Type: Letter

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