Acute myeloid and chronic lymphoid leukaemias and exposure to low-level benzene among petroleum workers

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 783-787

  Rushton, L ^a   Schnatter, A R ^b   Tang, G ^c   Glass, D C ^d  

^a Faculty of Medicine and MRC Health Protection Agency   (United Kingdom)

^b Occupational and Public Health Division   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

acute myeloid leukaemia; benzene; chronic lymphoid leukaemia; petroleum workers

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BENZENE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84893758160     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.780     Document Type: Article

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