Environmental exposure to tremolite and respiratory cancer in New Caledonia: A case-control study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 259-265

  Luce, Danièle ^a   Bugel, Isabelle ^a   Goldberg, Paquerette ^a   Goldberg, Marcel ^a   Salomon, Christine ^a   Billon Galland, Marie Annick ^b   Nicolau, Javier ^a   Quénel, Philippe ^c   Fevotte, Joëlle ^d   Brochard, Patrick ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Lab d'Etud des Particules Inhalees   (France)

^c Reseau Natl de S Publique   (France)

^d Inst Univ de Med Travail de Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asbestos, amphibole; Environmental exposure; Mesothelioma; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS; TREMOLITE;

ASBESTOS; CANCER; DISEASE PREVALENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA; OCCUPATION; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; SMOKING;

NEW CALEDONIA;

EID: 0034141122     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010201     Document Type: Article

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