Workers compensation for lung cancer due to ETS exposure in hospitality workers: retrospective exposure assessment

U. Brueckner, S. Kolb, D. Nowak, K. Radon (Munich, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - The air we breathe indoors and outdoors
Session: The air we breathe indoors and outdoors
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1199
Disease area: Airway diseases

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U. Brueckner, S. Kolb, D. Nowak, K. Radon (Munich, Germany). Workers compensation for lung cancer due to ETS exposure in hospitality workers: retrospective exposure assessment. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 1199

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