Pleural mesothelioma: Dose-response relation at low levels of asbestos exposure in a French population-based case-control study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-147

  Iwatsubo, Y ^a,b   Pairon, J C ^a,c   Boutin, C ^d   Menard O ^e   Massin, N ^f   Caillaud, D ^g   Orlowski, E ^a,b   Galateau Salle, F ^h   Bignon, J ^a,c   Brochard, P ⁱ  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Inst Interuniv Med Travail P   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^e CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^f INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^g Hôpital Sabourin   (France)

^h Coll Natl Francais A S M ^*  (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Case control studies; Mesothelioma; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 17144455251     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009616     Document Type: Article

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