Keywords
AsbestosLung cancerMedicineEnvironmental healthDemographyPopulationCigarette smokingExcess mortalityToxicologyInternal medicineBiology
MeSH Terms
AsbestosAsbestosisCarcinomaBronchogenicDrug SynergismEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMesotheliomaNicotineOccupational DiseasesSex FactorsSmoking
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Publication Info
- Year
- 1972
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 300
- Issue
- 7775
- Pages
- 476-479
- Citations
- 138
- Access
- Closed
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Geoffrey Berry,
MurielL. Newhouse,
Mary Turok
(1972).
COMBINED EFFECT OF ASBESTOS EXPOSURE AND SMOKING ON MORTALITY FROM LUNG CANCER IN FACTORY WORKERS.
The Lancet
, 300
(7775)
, 476-479.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(72)91867-3
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/s0140-6736(72)91867-3
- PMID
- 4115357