A ban on asbestos must be based on a comparative risk assessment

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 491-494

  Camus, M ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYAMIDE; ASBESTOS; CELLULOSE; CHRYSOTILE; GLASS FIBER; GRAPHITE; POLITEF; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SILICON CARBIDE;

ASBESTOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035916317     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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