Journal article
The effect of occupational exposure to welding fumes on trachea, bronchus and lung cancer: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are developing joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and injury (WHO/ILO Joint Estimates), with contributions from a large network of experts. Welding fumes have been classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC); this assessment found sufficient evidence from studies in …
Authors
Pega F; Chartres N; Guha N; Modenese A; Morgan RL; Martínez-Silveira MS; Loomis D
Journal
Environment International, Vol. 145, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.envint.2020.106089
ISSN
0160-4120