Brain cancer associated with environmental lead exposure: Evidence from implementation of a National Petrol-Lead Phase-Out Program (PLPOP) in Taiwan between 1979 and 2007

Environment International

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-101

  Wu, Wei Te ^a,b   Lin, Yu Jen ^b   Liou, Saou Hsing ^b   Yang, Chun Yuh ^c   Cheng, Kuang Fu ^d   Tsai, Perng Jy ^d   Wu, Trong Neng ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age standardized incidence rates; Blood lead levels (BLLs); Brain cancer; Petrol lead emission areas (PLEA); Petrol lead phase out program (PLPOP)

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

BLOOD LEAD LEVELS (BLLS); BRAIN CANCER; INCIDENCE RATE; PETROL-LEAD EMISSION AREAS (PLEA); PETROL-LEAD PHASE-OUT PROGRAM (PLPOP);

DISEASES;

GASOLINE; LEAD;

BRAIN; CANCER; DISEASE INCIDENCE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84856225056     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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