Work-relatedness of lung cancer by smoking and histologic type in Korea
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Work-relatedness of lung cancer by smoking and histologic type in Korea
OBJECTIVES This study investigated the distribution of causative agents related to occupational lung cancer, their relationships with work, and associations between work-relatedness and the histologic type of lung cancer. METHODS We used data from the occupational surveillance system in Korea in 2013. In addition, data from 1,404 participants diagnosed with lung cancer were collected through ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2052-4374
DOI: 10.1186/s40557-014-0043-y