Asbestos exposure and mesothelioma in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 627-634

  Rees, David ^a   Goodman, Kim ^b   Fourie, Elize ^c   Chapman, Ronald ^d   Blignaut, Charlmé ^c   Bachmann, Max O ^c   Myers, Jonny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b National Centre for Occupational Health   (South Africa)

^c Dept Hlth Welf and Environ Aff ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MINING; SOUTH AFRICA;

ASBESTOS, AMOSITE; ASBESTOS, CROCIDOLITE; CARCINOGENS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032799710     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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