Estimation of the cumulated exposure to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans and standardized mortality ratio analysis of cancer mortality by dose in an occupationally exposed cohort.

For a cohort of 1189 male German former herbicide and insecticide workers with exposure to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and -furans (PCDD/F), we report an extended standardized mortality ratio (SMR) analysis based on a new quantitative exposure index. This index characterizes the cumulative lif...

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Main Authors: Flesch-Janys, D, Steindorf, K, Gurn, P, Becher, H
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1998
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1533379/