The changing epidemic of lung cancer and occupational and environmental risk factors

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-122

  Dresler, Carolyn ^a  

^a ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Changing histology; Gender differences; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; COAL TAR; RADON; URANIUM;

AIR POLLUTION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 84875889999     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2013.01.015     Document Type: Review

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