Studies of bronchogenic carcinoma among chromate workers
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[Carcinoma of the lung in chromate workers].
In a review of the literature on carcinoma of the respiratory system occurring in persons exposed in their work to chromates Baetjer (1950) found 122 recorded cases. Of these 109 worked in the chromate-producing industry, 11 in the manufacture of chrome pigments, and two in other industries where chromium compounds are used. Sixty-three of the cases occurred in Germany, 57 in the United States ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Haigan
سال: 1975
ISSN: 1348-9992,0386-9628
DOI: 10.2482/haigan.15.125