A nested case-control study of kidney cancer among refinery/petrochemical workers.
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A nested case-control study of kidney cancer among refinery/petrochemical workers.
A nested case-control study was designed to evaluate whether a nearly twofold excess of kidney cancer among workers at a refinery/petrochemical plant was associated with cumulative exposure to C2-C5 saturated, C2-C5 unsaturated, C6-C10 aliphatic saturated, C6-C10 aliphatic unsaturated, and C6-C10 aromatic process streams. Nonoccupational risk factors were body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104642