Occupational risk factors and pancreatic cancer: A review of recent findings

Molecular Carcinogenesis

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-108

  Andreotti, Gabriella ^a   Silverman, Debra T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Occupation; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; NITROSAMINE; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; NITROSAMINES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PESTICIDES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 83455242838     PISSN: 08991987     EISSN: 10982744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mc.20779     Document Type: Article

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