A retrospective cohort study of shift work and risk of cancer-specific mortality in German male chemical workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 175-183

  Yong, Mei ^a   Nasterlack, Michael ^a   Messerer, Peter ^a   Oberlinner, Christoph ^a   Lang, Stefan ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Circadian disruption; Health surveillance; Industry based cohort study; Mortality; Shift work

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

AGED; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84898598838     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-013-0843-3     Document Type: Article

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