Lung Cancer among Rock and Slag Wool Production Workers

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Lung Cancer among Rock and Slag Wool Production Workers

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Kjærheim, Kristina , Boffetta, Paolo , Hansen, Johnni , Cherrie, John , Chang-Claude, Jenny , Eilber, Ursula , Ferro, Gilles , Guldner, Karlheinz , Olsen, Jørgen H. , Plato, Nils , Proud, Louise , Saracci, Rodolfo , Westerholm, Peter and Andersen, Aage

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Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 2002-07, Vol.13 (4), p.445-453

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English

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Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Background. Previous cohort studies have found an elevated risk of lung cancer among rock and slag wool (RSW) production workers. The aim of the present study was to investigate the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure to RSW while controlling for other occupational exposures and tobacco smoking. Methods. Since 1971, a total of 196 lung can...