Lung cancer and elemental carbon exposure in trucking industry workers.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on June 01, 2012

Authors

Eric Garshick1, Francine Laden, Jaime E Hart, Mary E Davis, Ellen A Eisen, Thomas J Smith

Author Affiliations

1: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section, VA Boston Healthcare System, 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA. eric.garshick@va.gov

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