Open AccessLung cancer incidence among an Icelandic cohort exposed to diatomaceous earth and cristobalit
Author(s) -
Vilhjálmur Rafnsson,
Hólmfríður K. Gunnarsdóttir
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.197
Subject(s) - icelandic , incidence (geometry) , lung cancer , cancer , cohort , medicine , cancer incidence , earth (classical element) , oncology , pathology , philosophy , linguistics , mathematical physics , physics , optics
The objective of this study was to determine the cancer incidence of a cohort exposed to diatomaceous earth and cristobalite with special focus on lung cancer.