Lung cancer mortality of residents living near petrochemical industrial complexes: a meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Cheng-Kuan Lin (Author), Huei-Yang Hung (Author), David C. Christiani (Author), Francesco Forastiere (Author), Ro-Ting Lin (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Lung cancer, as the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, has been linked to environmental factors, such as air pollution. Residential exposure to petrochemicals is considered a possible cause of lung cancer for the nearby population, but results are inconsistent across pr...