Ambient air pollution is associated with the increased incidence of breast cancer in US

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-21

  Wei, Yudan ^a   Davis, Jamie ^a   Bina, William F ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ambient air pollution; breast cancer incidence; emissions; regional variations; time trends

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CANCER; CARBON MONOXIDE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NITROGEN OXIDES; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WOMENS HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CAR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OXIDES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEER PROGRAM; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856505687     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2011.588321     Document Type: Article

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