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A collaborative study of the epidemiology of oligodendroglial tumors

conference abstract published in 2008

A field evaluation of a new end-exhaled breath method to evaluate solvent exposure in dry-cleaning shops

abstract published in 2000

A mortality study of workers at seven beryllium processing plants

journal article published in 1992

Acute and chronic liver toxicity resulting from exposure to chlorinated naphthalenes at a cable manufacturing plant during World War II

journal article published in 1996

An evaluation of retrofit engineering control interventions to reduce perchloroethylene exposures in commercial dry-cleaning shops

journal article published in 2002

An evaluation of retrofit engineering control interventions to reduce perchloroethylene exposures in commercial dry-cleaning shops

abstract published in 2001

Analysis of heritability and shared heritability based on genome-wide association studies for thirteen cancer types

journal article published in 2015

Analysis of urinary 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylene (PERC) metabolites by HPLC electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) as potential exposure biomarkers

abstract published in 2003

Applying new biotechnologies to the study of occupational cancer - a workshop summary

journal article published in 2004

Applying new biotechnologies to the study of occupational cancer: a NORA cancer research methods workshop

abstract published in 2003

Assessment of exposure to o-toluidine and other aromatic amines in a rubber chemical manufacturing plant: exposure assessment update documentation report, report no. IWS-73-08

field study published in 2009

Assessment of oxidative DNA damage in female workers exposed to perchloroethylene

abstract published in 2001

Assessment of work-related symptoms in office workers in a non-complaint building using a multi-building reference database

abstract published in 1996

Association between adult height, genetic susceptibility and risk of glioma

journal article published in 2012

Associations between polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and glioblastoma

journal article published in 2009

Background levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in the U.S. population

journal article published in 2009

Biological exposure assessment to tetrachloroethylene for workers in the dry cleaning industry

journal article published in 2008

Bladder cancer

chapter published in 2005

Bladder cancer incidence among workers exposed to o-toluidine, aniline and nitrobenzene at a rubber chemical manufacturing plant

abstract published in 2014

Bladder cancer incidence among workers exposed to o-toluidine, aniline and nitrobenzene at a rubber chemical manufacturing plant

journal article published in 2014

Cancer incidence among boat-building workers exposed to styrene

journal article published in 2017

Cancer incidence among capacitor manufacturing workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls

journal article published in 2017

Cancer mortality among styrene and fibreglass exposed workers in the reinforced plastic boatbuilding industry

abstract published in 2014

Cancer mortality in female and male dry-cleaning workers

journal article published in 1994

Cancer mortality patterns among female and male workers employed in a cable manufacturing plant during World War II

journal article published in 1994

Characterization of large structural genetic mosaicism in human autosome

journal article published in 2015

Common variation in genes related to innate immunity and risk of adult glioma

journal article published in 2009

Concentration-dependent half-lives of polychlorinated biphenyl in sera from an occupational cohort

journal article published in 2013

Concerns of the dry-cleaning industry: a qualitative investigation of labor and management

journal article published in 1998

Control of exposure to perchloroethylene in commercial drycleaning

journal article published in 1999

Coronary artery disease and cancer mortality in a cohort of workers exposed to vinyl chloride, carbon disulfide, rotating shift work, and o-toluidine at a chemical manufacturing plant

journal article published in 2014

Coronary artery disease mortality among workers exposed to carbon disulfide and shift work at a chemical manufacturing plant

abstract published in 2014

Cumulative exposure estimates for polychlorinated biphenyls using a job-exposure matrix

journal article published in 2009

Current intelligence bulletin 63: occupational exposure to titanium dioxide

NIOSH current intelligence bulletin published in 2011

Cytogenetic analysis of an exposed-referent study: perchloroethylene-exposed dry cleaners compared to unexposed laundry workers

scientific article published on March 10, 2011

Deaths from nonmalignant respiratory disease in styrene-exposed workers: does obliterative bronchiolitis contribute to mortality?

publication published in 2017

Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

journal article published in 2012

Development of a chlorinated solvent exposure data base for use in case-control studies

abstract published in 2003

Development of a job exposure matrix (JEM) for former workers in capacitor manufacturing

conference proceedings item published in 2003

Development of a retrospective job exposure matric for capacitor workers exposed to PCB

abstract published in 2002

Development of a retrospective job exposure matrix for PCB-exposed workers in capacitor manufacturing.

journal article published in 2010

Effect of metabolic polymorphisms on benzidine-induced bladder cancer in Chinese workers: a nested case-control study

abstract published in 2001

Effect of perchloroethylene, smoking, and race on oxidative DNA damage in female dry cleaners

journal article published in 2003

Effects of retrofit emission controls and work practices on perchloroethylene exposures in small dry-cleaning shops

journal article published in 2002

Endogenous antibody responsiveness to epidermal growth factor receptor is associated with immunoglobulin allotypes and overall survival of patients with glioblastoma

journal article published in 2015

Enhanced particle filtration in a non-problem office environment: preliminary findings from a double-blind crossover intervention study

abstract published in 1998

Enhanced particle filtration in a non-problem office environment: preliminary results from a double-blind crossover intervention study

journal article published in 1999

Enhanced particle filtration in a non-problem office environment: summary findings from a double-blind crossover intervention study

conference proceedings item published in 1999

Epidemiology of occupational carcinogens and mutagens

journal article published in 1996

Evaluation of cumulative PCB exposure estimated by a job exposure matrix versus PCB serum concentrations

scientific article published on March 10, 2013

Excess urinary tract cancer and respiratory disease mortality among styrene workers in high-exposure departments

abstract published in 2002

Excess urinary tract cancer and respiratory disease mortality among styrene workers in high-exposure departments

abstract published in June 2002

Exposure to farm crops, livestock, and farm tasks and risk of glioma. The Upper Midwest Health Study

journal article published in 2009

Exposure to o-toluidine, aniline, and nitrobenzene in a rubber chemical manufacturing plant: a retrospective exposure assessment update

journal article published in 2012

Farm exposure to individual pesticides and glioma in men

abstract published in June 2003

Farm exposure to individual pesticides and glioma in men

abstract published in 2003

Farm exposure to individual pesticides and glioma in women

abstract published in 2003

Farm exposure to individual pesticides and glioma in women

abstract published in June 2003

Female chromosome X mosaicism is age-related and preferentially affects the inactivated X chromosome

journal article published in 2016

Further confirmation of germline glioma risk variant rs78378222 in TP53 and its implication in tumor tissues via integrative analysis of TCGA data

journal article published in 2015

Genetic epidemiology of glioblastoma multiforme: confirmatory and new findings from analyses of human leukocyte antigen alleles and motifs

journal article published in 2009

Genetics in the workplace: implications for occupational safety and health

NIOSH publication published in 2009

Genome-wide association study of glioma and meta-analysis

journal article published in 2012

Gliomas and farm pesticide exposure in men: the Upper Midwest Health Study

journal article published in 2004

Gliomas and farm pesticide exposure in women: the Upper Midwest Health Study

journal article published in 2005

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-90-0391-2346, Morton International Chemical Company, Paterson, New Jersey

field study published in 1994

Historical reconstruction of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposures for workers in a capacitor manufacturing plant

scientific article published on March 9, 2013

How to assess possible health effects of solvent exposure: the Perchloroethylene Pilot Project I

abstract published in 2002

Identification of research needs to resolve the carcinogenicity of high-priority IARC carcinogens. Views and expert opinions of an IARC/NORA expert group meeting, Lyon, France, 30 June - 2 July 2009

book published in 2010

Immunoglobulin genes influence the magnitude of humoral immunity to cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B

journal article published in 2014

Immunological effects of egg proteins on egg-processing workers

abstract published in 1996

Imputation and subset-based association analysis across different cancer types identifies multiple independent risk loci in the TERT-CLPTM1L region on chromosome 5p15.33

journal article published in 2014

Increased bladder cancer risk among workers exposed to o-toluidine and aniline: a reanalysis

journal article published in 2010

Increased bladder cancer risk among workers exposed to o-toluidine and aniline: a reanalysis

abstract published in 2009

Indoor particles and symptoms among office workers: results from a double-blind cross-over study

journal article published in 2002

Industrial hygiene summary report for workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in a capacitor manufacturing plant (plant 1; 1948-1977)

field study published in 2004

Industrial hygiene summary report for workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in a capacitor manufacturing plant (plant 2; 1938-1977)

field study published in 2004

Industrial hygiene summary report for workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a capacitor manufacturing plant (plant 3; 1958-1977)

field study published in 2004

Industries and cancer

scientific article published on May 1, 1997

Is there a relationship between urinary and leukocyte 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in humans?

abstract published in 2002

Joint associations between genetic variants and reproductive factors in glioma risk among women

journal article published in 2011

Joint effects between five identified risk variants, allergy, and autoimmune conditions on glioma risk

journal article published in 2013

Known glioma risk loci are associated with glioma with a family history of brain tumours--a case-control gene association study

journal article published in 2013

LTAS.NET: a NIOSH Life Table Analysis System for the windows environment

abstract published in 2005

Lead exposure and glioma among rural residents: the Upper Midwest Health Study

abstract published in 2006

Maternal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and the secondary sex ratio: an occupational cohort study

scientific article published on March 18, 2011

Methods to evaluate exposure assessment methods in dry-cleaning shops

abstract published in 1997

Monitoring of aromatic amine exposures in workers at a chemical plant with a known bladder cancer excess

journal article published in 1996

Mortality among 24,865 workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in three electrical capacitor manufacturing plants: a ten-year update

journal article published in 2014

Mortality among rubber chemical manufacturing workers

journal article published in 2000

Mortality among styrene-exposed workers in the reinforced plastic boatbuilding industry

journal article published in 2016

Mortality among unionized construction plasterers and cement masons

journal article published in 2001

Mortality among workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in an electrical capacitor manufacturing plant in Indiana: an update

journal article published in 2006

Mortality and end-stage renal disease incidence among dry cleaning workers

scientific article published on December 16, 2010

Mortality and exposure response among 14,458 electrical capacitor manufacturing workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

journal article published in 2006

Mortality in dry-cleaning workers: an update

journal article published in 2001

Mortality in dry-cleaning workers: an update

conference abstract published in 1999

Mortality in polychlorinated biphenyl exposed electrical capacitor manufacturing workers

abstract published in 2006

Mortality of US pentachlorophenol production workers through 2005

scientific article published on April 1, 2011

Mortality patterns among workers exposed to styrene in the reinforced plastic boatbuilding industry: an update

journal article published in 2004

Mortality patterns in Indiana workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

abstract published in 2004

Mortality study of workers employed in 1,3-butadiene production units identified from a large chemical workers cohort

journal article published in 1997

Mortality study of workers in 1,3-Butadiene production units identified from a chemical workers cohort

journal article published in 1995

NAT2 slow acetylation and bladder cancer in workers exposed to benzidine

journal article published in 2006

NAT2 slow acetylation and bladder cancer in workers exposed to benzidine

abstract published in 2003

NAT2 slow acetylation and bladder cancer in workers exposed to benzidine

conference abstract published in 2002

National estimates of occupational exposure to animal bladder tumorigens

journal article published in 1990

Non-malignant respiratory disease among workers in industries using styrene - a review of the evidence

journal article published in 2017

Nonmalignant disease mortality among styrene, fibreglass, and wood dust exposed workers in the reinforced plastic boatbuilding industry

abstract published in 2014

Occupational asthma and rhinitis among egg-processing workers

abstract published in 1997

Occupational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of breast cancer

journal article published in 2009

Occupational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of breast cancer

abstract published in 2008

Occupational exposure to tetrachloroethylene and the risk of bladder cancer: a meta-analysis

abstract published in 2013

Pentachlorophenol production workers mortality study

abstract published in 2009

Personal history of diabetes, genetic susceptibility to diabetes, and risk of brain glioma: a pooled analysis of observational studies

journal article published in 2014

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

chapter published in 2010

Polychlorinated biphenyls and neurodegenerative disease mortality in an occupational cohort

journal article published in 2006

Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and susceptibility to primary intracranial brain gliomas

conference abstract published in 2005

Polymorphisms in GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1, and NAT2 and susceptibility to primary intracranial brain gliomas

abstract published in 2003

Polymorphisms in the estrogen metabolism genes CYP17, CYP1B1, CYP1A2, COMT and ER alpha and susceptibility to primary intracranial brain gliomas in women

abstract published in 2004

Potential health effects of occupational chlorinated solvent exposure

journal article published in 2006

Proportionate mortality among unionized roofers and waterproofers

journal article published in 2000

Re: Response to: Mortality among rubber chemical manufacturing workers by M.M. Prince et al. Am. J. Ind. Med 37:590-598. I. Reply to Valentgas et al.'s letter to the editor

publication published in 2001

Reply to the letter to the editor: N-Acetyltransferases and the susceptibility to benzidine-induced bladder carcinogenesis

publication published in 2007

Reproductive factors and risk of glioma in women

journal article published in 2004

Reproductive factors and risk of glioma in women

abstract published in 2003

Research recommendations for selected IARC-classified agents

journal article published in 2010

Response of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to an occupational health risk from exposure to ortho- toluidine and aniline

journal article published in 1992

Risk factors for oligodendroglial tumors: a pooled international study

journal article published in 2011

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in selected cytokine genes and risk of adult glioma

journal article published in 2007

Small businesses

chapter published in 2010

Some specific examples using an exposure determinants database for case-control exposure assessment

abstract published in 2004

Statistical modeling of occupational chlorinated solvent exposures for case-control studies using a literature-based database

journal article published in 2010

Stressors and adverse outcomes for female construction workers

scientific article published on January 1, 1998

Successes in DNA preparation for identification of biomarkers of exposure, effects of exposure and susceptibility in cancer cases and controls in rural areas

journal article published in 2001

Tetrachloroethylene (perc, tetra, PCE)

chapter published in 2010

Tetrachloroethylene exposure and bladder cancer risk: a meta-analysis of dry-cleaning-worker studies

journal article published in 2014

The NIOSH retrospective pesticide reference database

journal article published in 2009

The Upper Midwest Health Study: a case-control study of primary intracranial gliomas among rural residents: demographics

abstract published in 2003

The Upper Midwest Health Study: a case-control study of primary intracranial gliomas in farm and rural residents

journal article published in 2006

The Upper Midwest Health Study: gliomas and farm crops, animals, and activities

abstract published in 2008

The Upper Midwest Health Study: gliomas and occupational exposure to chlorinated solvents

journal article published in 2013

The Upper Midwest Health Study: industry and occupation of glioma cases and controls

journal article published in 2012

The genetic and environmental factors involved in benzidine metabolism and bladder carcinogenesis in exposed workers

journal article published in 2006

The upper midwest health study: a case–control study of pesticide applicators and risk of glioma

scientific article published on June 12, 2012

Titanium dioxide (TiO2)

chapter published in 2010

Trichloroethylene (TCE)

chapter published in 2010

Update of the NIOSH life table analysis system: a person-years analysis program for the windows computing environment

journal article published in 2011

Update: cohort mortality study of workers highly exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) during the manufacture of electrical capacitors, 1940-1998

journal article published in 2006

World Cancer Day – Cancer Detectives in the Workplace

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2014