Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma among Male Automobile Mechanics: A Review

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-61

  Laden, Francine ^a,b,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b   Walker, Alexander M ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Brake repair; Epidemiologic studies; Friction material; Occupational risk

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ASBESTOSIS; AUTOMOBILE BRAKE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; AUTOMOBILE REPAIR; CANCER RISK; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MECHANIC; MEDLINE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 2442530670     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2004.19.1.39     Document Type: Review

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