Public health recommendations in areas naturally contaminated by asbestiform fibres;Indicazioni di sanità pubblica in aree con contaminazione naturale da fibre asbestiformi

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 405-407

  Comba, P ^a   Bruno, C ^a   Pasetto, R ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestiform fibres; Fluoro edenite; Pleural mesotheliomas

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER; ASPHALT; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROEDENITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ITALY; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; ITALY; MINERAL FIBERS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0142012030     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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