Precautionary principle and need to ban all forms of asbestos use in India

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 102-104

  Joshi, T K ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; METHYL ISOCYANATE;

ASBESTOSIS; CARCINOGENESIS; DEATH; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LAW; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICY; PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242332190     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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