Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Underground and Surface Goldminers in Western Australia

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Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Underground and Surface Goldminers in Western Australia

Background: In a cohort of goldminers, we estimated cancer mortality and incidence, for both surface and underground workers, and we examined the hypothesis that (underground) mining may be protective against prostate cancer.Methods: Standardised mortality and incidence ratios (SMRs and SIRs) and 95...

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Main Authors:	Peters, S., Reid, Alison, Fritschi, Lin, Musk, A., de Klerk, N.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:	http://www.bjcancer.com/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16105

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