Population Cancer Risks Associated with Coal Mining: A Systematic Review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Jenkins, Wiley D ^a   Christian, W Jay ^b   Mueller, Georgia ^a   Robbins, K Thomas ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; COAL MINING; COAL WORKER; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COAL MINING; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881597470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071312     Document Type: Article

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