Risk of cancer among hairdressers and related workers: a meta-analysis
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Risk of cancer among hairdressers and related workers: a meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND Hairdressers and allied occupations represent a large and fast growing group of professionals. The fact that these professionals are chronically exposed to a large number of chemicals present in their work environment, including potential carcinogens contained in hair dyes, makes it necessary to carry out a systematic evaluation of the risk of cancer in this group. METHODS We retri...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0300-5771,1464-3685
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp283