Corrigendum: Impact of occupational carcinogens on lung cancer risk in a general population [Int J Epidemiol., 41 (2012), 711-721] DOI:10.1093/ije/dys042;Impact of occupational carcinogens on lung cancer risk in a general population

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 711-721

  De matteis, Sara ^a,b   Consonni, Dario ^a   Lubin, Jay H ^b   Tucker, Margaret ^b   Peters, Susan ^c   Vermeulen, Roel CH ^c   Kromhout, Hans ^c   Bertazzi, Pier Alberto ^a   Caporaso, Neil E ^b   Pesatori, Angela C ^a   Wacholder, Sholom ^b   Landi, Maria Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; Case control study; Lung neoplasms; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHROMIUM; NICKEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ASBESTOS; CANCER; CARCINOGEN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOKING;

ITALY; LOMBARDY;

EID: 84864500837     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt177     Document Type: Erratum

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