Open AccessOccupational exposure and cancer incidence among workers from an aluminum smelter in western Norway
Author(s) -
A Rønneberg,
Tor Haldorsen,
Pål Romundstad,
Aage Andersen
Publication year - 1999
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.425
Subject(s) - bladder cancer , medicine , cohort , incidence (geometry) , cancer , lung cancer , cancer registry , cohort study , cancer incidence , prostate cancer , oncology , physics , optics
This study investigated the associations between specific cancers and occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), asbestos, electromagnetic fields, and heat in a cohort of workers from a Norwegian aluminum smelter.