Mesothelioma and employment in massachusetts: Analysis of cancer registry data 1988-2003

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 985-992

  Roelofs, Cora R ^a   Kernan, Gabriela J ^a   Davis, Letitia K ^b   Clapp, Richard W ^c   Hunt, Phillip R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Social Sectors Development Strategies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos exposure; Cancer; Industries; Mesothelioma; Occupations; Surveillance system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOS EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIES; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REGISTER; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ASBESTOS EXPOSURE; CANCER; INDUSTRIES; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONS; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84881661148     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22218     Document Type: Article

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