Malignant mesothelioma in Israel, 1961-1992

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 157-163

  Iscovich, José ^a,b   Fischbein, Alf ^c,d   Wih Kushner, Joyce ^c,e   Ginsberg, Gary ^b   Richter, Elihu ^e   Tulchinsky, Theodore ^b  

^a International Fertility Institute   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c LANIADO HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^d BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Epidemiology; Immigrants; Incidence; Israel; Mesothelioma; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; JEW; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033163168     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1999.5.3.157     Document Type: Article

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