Trends in mesothelioma incidence and occupational mesotheliomas in Finland in 1960-1995

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 266-270

  Karjalainen, Antti ^a   Pukkala, Eero ^b   Mattson, Karin ^c   Tammilehto, Lauri ^a   Vainio, Harri ^d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Anthophyllite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Incidence; Mesothelioma; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE;

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRENDS; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERITONEUM MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FINLAND;

EID: 0030884542     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.219     Document Type: Article

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