Malignant mesothelioma in Hong Kong

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-82

  Chang, Kwok C ^a,e,f   Leung, Chi C ^a,e   Tam, Cheuk M ^a,e   Yu, Wai C ^b   Hui, David S ^c   Lam, Wah K ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e Pneumoconiosis Medical Board   (Hong Kong)

^f Social Hygiene Service Department of Health Yaumatei Dermatological Clinic   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Environmental exposures; Epidemiology; Mesothelioma; Occupational exposures

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HISTORY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 29844453219     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2005.04.017     Document Type: Article

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