Dr. T.K. Joshi and Asbestos in India: A Message from the Collegium Ramazzini

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-128

  Landrigan, Philip ^a,b,c   Soffritti, Morando ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Castello dei Pio ^*

^c General Secretariat   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CAREER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MESOTHELIOMA; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; WORKER;

ASBESTOS; HUMANS; INDIA; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 0842309843     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10346     Document Type: Review

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