Coalinga fibre: A short-fibre, amphibole-free chrysotile - Part 4: Further evidence for a lack of fibrogenic and tumorigenic activity

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-177

  Ilgren, E B ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalinga; Fibrosis; Neoplasia; Short fibre chrysotile

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FIBER; FIBROGENESIS; FIBROSIS; GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARD; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036386836     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064127     Document Type: Article

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