Asbestos hazard in the Swedish construction industry - Recent trends in mesothelioma incidence

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 27-30

  Engholm, Göran ^a   Englund, Anders ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Work Environment Authority   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asbestos use; End user; Lung; Pleura; Third wave

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATION;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; COHORT STUDIES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 29444450451     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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