Cancer incidence among police officers in a U.S. northeast region: 1976-2006

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 279-289

  Gu, Ja K ^a   Charles, Luenda E ^a   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^a   Andrew, Michael E ^a   Violanti, John M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Employment; Epidemiology; Incidence; Law enforcement officers; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POLICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW ENGLAND; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POLICE;

EID: 84865424158     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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