Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Blood Lead Levels Among Workers Exposed to Inorganic Lead

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 270-276

  Gwini, StellaMay ^a   MacFarlane, Ewan ^a   Del Monaco, Anthony ^a   McLean, Dave ^b   Pisaniello, Dino ^c   Benke, Geza Paul ^a   Sim, Malcolm Ross ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood Lead Level; Cancer Incidence; Inorganic Lead; Mortality; Occupational Exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; STOMACH CANCER; TESTIS CANCER; WORKER;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VICTORIA;

EID: 84858999977     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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