Exposure to welding fumes increases lung cancer risk among light smokers but not among heavy smokers: Evidence from two case-control studies in Montreal

Cancer Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-58

  Vallières, Eric ^a   Pintos, Javier ^a   Lavoué, Jérôme ^a   Parent, Marie Élise ^b   Rachet, Bernard ^c   Siemiatycki, Jack ^a,d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Epidemiology; Lung cancer; Smoking; Welding fumes

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GAS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; WELDING FUME;

EID: 84872786589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6     Document Type: Article

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