Asbestosis: A marker for the increased risk of lung cancer among workers exposed to asbestos

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 536-549

  Weiss, William ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asbestosis; Cohort studies; Lung cancer; Relative and attributable risk

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032931350     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.2.536     Document Type: Article

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