Biological effects of asbestos: New York Academy of Sciences 1964

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 543-552

  Greenberg, Morris ^a  

^a Extramural   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Medical history

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; REVIEW; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ASBESTOS; CONGRESSES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0038755071     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10192     Document Type: Review

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