Mesothelioma in patients with nonoccupational asbestos exposure. An evidence-based approach to causation assessment

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 241-250

  Marchevsky, Alberto M ^a   Harber, Philip ^b   Crawford, Lori ^b   Wick, Mark R ^c  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Causes of neoplasms; Evidence based medicine; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

BUILDING; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDLINE; MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 33745862069     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.06.012     Document Type: Review

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