Mesothelioma in household members of asbestos-exposed workers: 32 United States cases since 1990

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 458-462

  Miller, Albert ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos exposed workers; Family members; Household exposure; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INHALATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIPYARD WORKER; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASBESTOS; CHILD; CLOTHING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LAUNDERING; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18244376133     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20167     Document Type: Article

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