Cancer incidence in uk electricity generation and transmission workers, 1973-2008

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 496-505

  Sorahan, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Electricity supply industry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWER PLANTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84867315699     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs152     Document Type: Article

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