Welding and lung cancer in Central and Eastern Europe and the United Kingdom

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 175, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 706-714

  'T Mannetje, Andrea ^a   Brennan, Paul ^b   Zaridze, David ^c   Szeszenia Dabrowska, Neonila ^d   Rudnai, Peter ^e   Lissowska, Jolanta ^f   Fabiánová, Eleonóra ^g   Cassidy, Adrian ^h   Mates, Dana ⁱ   Bencko, Vladimir ^j   Foretova, Lenka ^k   Janout, Vladimir ^l   Fevotte, Joelle ^m   Fletcher, Tony ^b   Boffetta, Paolo ^n,o  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c Cancer Research Center   (Russian Federation)

^d NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Hungary)

^f INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^g Regional Authority of Public Health   (Slovakia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Romania)

^j CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^k MASARYK MEMORIAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^l PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^m University Lyon   (France)

ⁿ INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^o MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Case control studies; Confounding factors (epidemiology); Lung neoplasms; Metals; Welding

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

CANCER; CHROMIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STEEL; WELDING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; FUME; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INTERVIEW; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; ROMANIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SLOVAKIA; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; WELDING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; POLAND; PREVALENCE; ROMANIA; RUSSIA; SLOVAKIA; SMOKING; WELDING;

CZECH REPUBLIC; HUNGARY; POLAND; ROMANIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SLOVAKIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859514238     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr358     Document Type: Article

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