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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY

Occupational variation in bladder cancer in Nordic males adjusted with approximated smoking prevalence

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Pages 29-37 | Received 06 Apr 2018, Accepted 24 Aug 2018, Published online: 15 Oct 2018

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