Cancer mortality and incidence among a cohort of benzidine and dichlorobenzidine dye manufacturing workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 505-512

  Rosenman, Kenneth D ^a   Reilly, Mary Jo ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzidine; Bladder cancer; Dichlorobenzidine; Dye; Lymphohematopoietic cancer

Indexed keywords

BENZIDINE; BENZIDINE DERIVATIVE; DICHLOROBENZIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; KIDNEY CANCER; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ADULT; BENZIDINES; CARCINOGENS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COHORT STUDIES; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 8644278915     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20093     Document Type: Article

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