Lung cancer risk at low cumulative asbestos exposure: Meta-regression of the exposure-response relationship

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Van Der Bij, Sjoukje ^a   Koffijberg, Hendrik ^a   Lenters, Virissa ^b   Portengen, Lützen ^b   Moons, Karel G M ^a   Heederik, Dick ^a,b   Vermeulen, Roel C H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amphiboles; Asbestos; Chrysotile; Exposure; Lung cancer; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LUNG CANCER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871735123     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-0107-7     Document Type: Review

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