Analysis of current trends in United States mesothelioma incidence

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-218

  Price, Bertram ^a  

^a Price Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

asbestos; incidence; mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ASBESTOS EXPOSURE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRENDS; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

USA;

EID: 0030619717     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009093     Document Type: Article

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