A retrospective cohort mortality study was conducted at a chemical plant producing acetic acid and acetic anhydride, two chemicals essential in the synthesis of cellulose triacetate fiber. Previously, we reported excess mortality from biliary tract and prostate cancers among workers in cellulose tri
General mortality and respiratory cancer among a cohort of male chemical workers in california
โ Scribed by Cecil M. Burchfiel; Janice B. Cartmill; Fredric D. Axe; Dr. Gregory G. Bond
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 826 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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