Night work and the risk of cancer among men

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 176, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 751-759

  Parent, Marie Élise ^a   El Zein, Mariam ^a   Rousseau, Marie Claude ^a   Pintos, Javier ^a   Siemiatycki, Jack ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

case control studies; circadian rhythm; men; neoplasms; night work; occupations; shift work

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

CANCER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HEALTH RISK; HORMONE; MENS HEALTH; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANADA; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MEN'S HEALTH; NIGHT WORK; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM CANCER; SHIFT WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUEBEC; RISK FACTORS;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84868024331     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws318     Document Type: Article

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