Current perspectives on occupational cancer risks

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 315-325

  Boffetta, Paolo ^a   Kogevinas, Manolis ^a,b   Simonato, Lorenzo ^c   Wilbourn, Julian ^a   Saracci, Rodolfo ^a,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c Venetian Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer risks; Chemicals; Drugs; Occupational exposures; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975012715     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: 20493967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1995.1.4.315     Document Type: Article

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