Pleural Mesothelioma Cases in Biancavilla are Related to a New Fluoro-Edenite Fibrous Amphibole

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 229-232

  Comba, Pietro ^a   Gianfagna, Antonio ^b   Paoletti, Luigi ^a,c  

^a Higher Institute of Health   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Environmental exposure; Fluoro edenite; Italy; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORO EDENITE; MINERAL; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; TREMOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL; FIBER; HEALTH SURVEY; ITALY; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; HUMANS; ITALY; MESOTHELIOMA; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0345254959     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.4.229-232     Document Type: Article

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