Biologic Implications from an Epidemiologic Study of Chromate Production Workers
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Biologic Implications from an Epidemiologic Study of Chromate Production Workers
This analysis of an epidemiologic study of chromate production workers evaluates several variables related to the biologic understanding of chromate-induced lung cancer. Age at hire was found to be negatively associated with lung cancer risk. Reducing exposure was found to have benefits that extended into older age, and the benefits were greater when the reduction began at an earlier age. The s...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Epidemiology Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1874-2971
DOI: 10.2174/1874297101104010054