Occupational lung cancer surveillance in South Korea, 2006-2009

Safety and Health at Work

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-139

  Leem, Jong Han ^a   Kim, Hwan Cheol ^a   Ryu, Jeong Seon ^a   Won, Jong Uk ^b   Moon, Jai Dong ^c   Kim, Young Chul ^c   Koh, Sang Baek ^d   Yong, Suk Joong ^d   Kim, Soo Geun ^e   Park, Jae Yong ^f   Kim, Inah ^g   Kim, Jung Il ^h   Kim, Jung Won ⁱ   Lee, Eui Cheol ⁱ   Kim, Hyoung Ryoul ^j   Kim, Dae Hwan ^k   Kang, Dong Mug ^l   Hong, Yun Chul ^m  

^a Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences   (South Korea)

^d Wonju Severance Christian Hospital   (South Korea)

^e School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Eulji University   (South Korea)

^h Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Kosin University   (South Korea)

^j The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^k Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^l Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^m Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Asbestos; Lung cancer; Occupational cancer; Occupational disease burden; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879104782     PISSN: 20937911     EISSN: 20937997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5491/SHAW.2010.1.2.134     Document Type: Article

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