Quantitative relationship between silica exposure and lung cancer mortality in German uranium miners...
Quantitative relationship between silica exposure and lung cancer mortality in German uranium miners, 1946–2003
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Sogl, M , Taeger, D , Pallapies, D , Brüning, T , Dufey, F , Schnelzer, M , Straif, K , Walsh, L and Kreuzer, M
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Background:
In 1996 and 2009, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified silica as carcinogenic to humans. The exposure–response relationship between silica and lung cancer risk, however, is still debated. Data from the German uranium miner cohort study were used to further investigate this relationship.
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The cohort...
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Quantitative relationship between silica exposure and lung cancer mortality in German uranium miners, 1946–2003
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3461166
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3461166
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0007-0920
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1532-1827
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10.1038/bjc.2012.374
