Cancer incidence of 2,4-D production workers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3579-3590

  Burns, Carol ^a   Bodner, Kenneth ^a   Swaen, Gerard ^b   Collins, James ^a   Beard, Kathy ^a   Lee, Marcia ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b DOW BENELUX B V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; Cancer; Occupation

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BONE CANCER; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LARYNX CANCER; LEUKEMIA; LIP CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; STOMACH CANCER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80053249982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8093579     Document Type: Article

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