Epidemic of mesothelioma in Egypt

Lung Cancer

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Gaafar, R M ^a   Aly Eldin, N H ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Egypt; Mesothelioma; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN 1; PROTEIN P53; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CANCER CENTER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOGENICITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; ASBESTOS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 20444365849     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2005.03.025     Document Type: Article

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