Background The relation between occupational exposure and pancreatic cancer is not well established. A population-based case-control study based on death certiยฎcates from 24 U.S. states was conducted to determine if occupations/industries or work-related exposures to solvents were associated with pa
Risk factors for pancreatic cancer: A case-control study based on direct interviews
โ Scribed by Debra T. Silverman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-3211
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