Unrecognized asbestos-induced disease

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-185

  Barroetavena, M C ^a   Teschke, K ^a   Bates, D V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

asbestos; asbestosis; Australia; British Columbia; lung cancer; mesothelioma; New South Wales; occupational cancer; workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; RISK; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0030038479     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199602)29:2<183::AID-AJIM8>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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