Carcinoma of the pharynx and tonsils in an occupational cohort of asphalt workers

Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-103

  Zanardi, Francesca ^a   Salvarani, Renata ^b   Cooke, Robin M T ^a   Pirastu, Roberta ^c   Baccini, Michela ^d   Christiani, David ^e   Curti, Stefania ^a   Risi, Alessandro ^a   Barbieri, Anna ^a   Barbieri, Giuseppe ^b   Mattioli, Stefano ^a   Violante, Francesco Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Service of Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASPHALT; CARCINOGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIP CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; TONSIL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84871743231     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318276cc95     Document Type: Article

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