Determination of Environmental Exposure to Asbestos (Tremolite) and Mesothelioma Risks in the Southeastern Region of Turkey

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 658-662

  Senyigit, Abdurrahman ^a   Dalgic, Abdurrahman ^a   Kavak, Orhan ^a   Tanrikulu, Abdullah Cetin ^b  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Diyarbakir Bilim Health Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environmental asbestos exposure; Malignant mesothelioma; Mineralogical analysis

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; TREMOLITE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DUST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRAVIMETRY; HERD; HUMAN; MESOTHELIOMA; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745261759     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890409602950     Document Type: Article

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