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Document ID (ISN)49932
CIS number 88-1202
ISSN - Serial title 0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Year 1987
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Decouflé P., Walrath J.
Title Nasal cancer in the U.S. shoe industry: Does it exist?
Bibliographic information 1987, Vol.12, No.5, p.605-613. 22 ref.
Abstract Three recent, large-scale mortality studies in the USA do not show any deaths from nasal cancer as shown in other countries. The methodology of these studies is reviewed. Epidemiological and other considerations important in the assessment and interpretation of the absence of the risk are discussed.
Descriptors (primary) USA; shoe industry; nasal cancer
Descriptors (secondary) epidemiological aspects; statistical aspects; United Kingdom
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Leather, fur and footwear
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Footwear, leather and fur industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)