Case-series investigation of intracranial neoplasms at a petrochemical research facility
Delzell, Elizabeth ; Beall, Colleen ; Rodu, Brad ; Lees, Peter S. J. ; Breysse, Patrick N. ; Cole, Philip
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
1999
36
4
450-458
brain cancer ; epidemiologic study ; petrochemical industry
Occupational diseases
English
This study investigated the causation of 17 cases of intracranial neoplasms among 6800 employees of the Amoco Research Center from 1970 through 1997. The occurrence pattern of brain cancers, but not that of benign tumors, suggests a possible occupational etiology.
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