Mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pleural mesothelioma in an area contaminated by natural fiber (fluoro-edenite)

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-252

  Biggeri, Annibale ^a   Pasetto, Roberto ^b   Belli, Stefano ^b   Bruno, Caterina ^b   Di Maria, Guiseppe ^c   Mastrantonio, Marina ^d   Trinca, Stefania ^b   Uccelli, Raffaella ^d   Comba, Pietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestiform fibers; Environmental exposure; Pleural neoplasms; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

FLUOROEDENITE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASBESTOS; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; VOLCANO;

AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN POPULATION;

BIANCAVILLA; CATANIA [SICILY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 3142664124     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.786     Document Type: Article

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