Occupational characteristics of cases with asbestos-related diseases in The Netherlands

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 485-492

  Burdorf, Alex ^a   Dahhan, Mohssine ^b   Swuste, Paul ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asbestosis; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIPBUILDING;

MESOTHELIOMA;

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; PETROLEUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; HUMANS; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 0041736364     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg062     Document Type: Article

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