Cancer Incidence among Female Flight Attendants: A Meta-Analysis of Published Data
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Cancer incidence among female flight attendants: a meta-analysis of published data.
BACKGROUND Flight attendants are exposed to cosmic ionizing radiation and other potential cancer risk factors, but only recently have epidemiological studies been performed to assess the risk of cancer among these workers. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the incidence of various types of cancer among female cabin attendants by combining cancer incidence estimates reported in publish...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Women's Health
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1540-9996,1931-843X
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.15.98