Sources and Types of Mineral Dust in Regions of Turkey with Endemic Malignant Mesothelioma

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 377-383

  Doǧan, Meral ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Environmental cancer; Erionite; Mesothelioma; Mixed fibres; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ACTINOLITE; ANTHOPHYLLITE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE; ERIONITE; MINERAL; MINERAL FIBER; SILICON DIOXIDE; TREMOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MINERAL DUST; MINERALOGY; PLEURA PLAQUE; PLEURA THICKENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 18544396048     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X03038960     Document Type: Conference Paper

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