Traffic air pollution and risk of death from ovarian cancer in taiwan: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) as a proxy marker

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-182

  Hung, Li Ju ^a,b   Chan, Te Fu ^c   Wu, Chen Hsuan ^d   Chiu, Hui Fen ^e   Yang, Chun Yuh ^a,f  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OVARY CANCER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863077290     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.641200     Document Type: Article

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