Cancer Risks in Aluminum Reduction Plant Workers
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Cancer Risks in Aluminum Reduction Plant Workers
OBJECTIVE AND METHODS This review examines epidemiological evidence relating to cancers in the primary aluminum industry where most of what is known relates to Söderberg operations or to mixed Söderberg/prebake operations. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Increased lung and bladder cancer risks have been reported in Söderberg workers from several countries, but not in all. After adjustment for smoking...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1076-2752
DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000003