Cancer risk among patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2910-2916

  Hung, Yi Ping ^a   Teng, Chung Jen ^b,c   Liu, Chia Jen ^a,c   Hu, Yu Wen ^a,c   Hung, Man Hsin ^a,c   Tzeng, Cheng Hwai ^a,c   Liu, Chun Yu ^a,c   Yeh, Chiu Mei ^a   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a,c   Chiou, Tzeon Jye ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cancer risk; epidemiology; pneumoconiosis; population based study; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COAL WORKER; COAL WORKER PNEUMOCONIOSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH CANCER; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CANCER RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; POPULATION-BASED STUDY; RISK FACTORS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHRACOSIS; COAL MINING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897971057     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28611     Document Type: Article

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