Occupational risks and lung cancer burden for Chinese men: A population-based case-referent study

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-131

  Tse, Lap Ah ^a   Yu, Ignatius Tak Sun ^a   Qiu, Hong ^a   Au, Joseph Siu Kai ^b   Wang, Xiao Rong ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carcinogen; Industry; Lung carcinoma; Occupation

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARPENTER; CHINA; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON DUST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXHAUST GAS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL ESTATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; WELDING FUME;

AGED; CARCINOGENS; CHINA; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 82955195813     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-011-9861-1     Document Type: Article

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