Occupational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the risk of uveal melanoma

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 476-483

  Behrens, Thomas ^a,b   Lynge, Elsebeth ^c   Cree, Ian ^d   Lutz, Jean Michel ^e   Eriksson, Mikael ^f   Guénel, Pascal ^g   Merletti, Franco ^h   Morales Suarez Varela, Maria ^i,j,k   Afonso, Noemia ^l   Stengrevics, Aivars ^m   Stang, Andreas ^n,o   Févotte, Joëlle ^p   Sabroe, Svend ^q   Llopis González, Agustin ^i,j   Gorini, Giuseppe ^r   Hardell, Lennart ^s   Ahrens, Wolfgang ^a,o  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^j CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^k Center for Public Health Research CSISP   (Spain)

^l PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^m Latvia Cancer Registry   (Latvia)

ⁿ MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^o UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^p UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^q AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^r CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^s ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Cancer; EDC; Endocrine distrupting agent; Exposure score; Eye melanoma; Multicenter study; Ocular melanoma; Rare cancer; Solvent; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL; CARCINOGEN; CHLOROPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLAME RETARDANT; HEAVY METAL; HYDROXYBIPHENYL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RESIN; RUBBER;

CANCER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLVENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UVEA MELANOMA;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; UVEAL NEOPLASMS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84865858356     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3265     Document Type: Article

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