Historical long-term exposure to pentachlorophenol causing risk of cancer - A community study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 811-816

  Zheng, Rui Zhi ^a   Zhang, Qing He ^a   He, Yi Xin ^b   Zhang, Qian ^a   Yang, Lin Shen ^a   Zhang, Zhi Hua ^a   Zhang, Xiu Jun ^a   Hu, Jing Ting ^b   Huang, Fen ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Tongling City   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Exposure; Incidence; Pentachlorophenol

Indexed keywords

PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; RISK; WATER POLLUTION;

AGED; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; RISK; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84877644269     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.2.811     Document Type: Article

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