A retrospective cohort study of shift work and risk of incident cancer among German male chemical workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 502-510

  Yong, Mei ^a   Blettner, Maria ^b   Emrich, Katharina ^b   Nasterlack, Michael ^a   Oberlinner, Christoph ^a   Hammer, Gaël P ^b,c  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Chemical industry; Circadian disruption; Germany; Health surveillance; Incidence; Industry based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84906883567     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3438     Document Type: Article

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