Assessing occupational exposure to chemicals in an international epidemiological study of brain tumours

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 610-626

  Van Tongeren, Martie ^a   Kincl, Laurel ^b,c   Richardson, Lesley ^d   Benke, Geza ^e   Figuerola, Jordi ^b   Kauppinen, Timo ^f   Lakhani, Ramzan ^d   Lavoué, Jérôme ^d   McLean, Dave ^g   Plato, Nils ^h   Cardis, Elisabeth ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^g MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^h KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cancer epidemiology; case control; job exposure matrix

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGIES; CASE-CONTROL; CUMULATIVE EXPOSURES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; JOB-EXPOSURE MATRIXES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; JOB EXPOSURE MATRIX;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CROSSWALKS; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); HYDROCARBON REFINING; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; HYDROCARBONS;

ESTIMATION; CODES (SYMBOLS);

BENZENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE-CONTROL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; JOB-EXPOSURE MATRIX; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICS;

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CASE-CONTROL; JOB-EXPOSURE MATRIX;

BENZENE; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

EID: 84876928728     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes100     Document Type: Article

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