High incidence of mesothelioma in an English city without heavy industrial use of asbestos

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-78

  Hamilton, William T ^a   Round, Alison P ^b   Sharp, Deborah J ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b East Devon Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MESOTHELIOMA; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

EID: 2942755862     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdh116     Document Type: Article

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