Exposure to styrene and mortality from nonmalignant diseases of the genitourinary system

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-226

  Welp, Esther ^a,b   Partanen, Timo ^a,c   Kogevinas, Manolis ^a,d   Andersen, Aage ^e   Bellander, Tom ^f,g   Biocca, Marco ^h   Coggon, David ⁱ   Fontana, Vincenzo ^j   Kolstad, Henrik ^k   Lundberg, Ingvar ^f   Lynge, Elsebeth ^l   Spence, Alan ^m   Ferro, Gilles ^a   Boffetta, Paolo ^a   Saracci, Rudolfo ^a,n  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^e CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^h Presidio Multizonale di Prevenzione   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^k AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^l DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^m HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Cohort study; Nephritis; Nephrosis; Occupational health; Solvent

Indexed keywords

STYRENE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEPHRITIS; NEPHROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 8944231647     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.135     Document Type: Article

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