Invited Commentary: Epidemiologic Studies of the Impact of Air Pollution on Lung Cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 452-454

  Hart, Jaime E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

air pollution; lung cancer; nitrogen dioxide; volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; CANCER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CHIMNEY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HUMAN; LAND USE; LUNG CANCER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE SMOKING; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84893228066     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt290     Document Type: Article

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