Changing trends in US mesothelioma incidence

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 438-441

  Weill, H ^a,b   Hughes, J M ^c   Churg, A M ^d  

^a School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS; CROCIDOLITE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ASBESTOS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442595021     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2003.010165     Document Type: Article

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