Occupational cancer. The role of the Occupational Physician in systematic search and aetiological diagnosis of lung cancer. Analysis of a case list;I tumori occupazionali "ritrovati". Considerazioni sul ruolo del Medico del Lavoro nella ricerca sistematica e nella diagnosi eziologica dei tumori polmonari, alla luce di una casistica

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 565-580

  Porru, Stefano ^a   Scotto Di Carlo, A ^a   Placidi, Donatella ^a   Arici, Cecilia ^a   Tassi, G ^b   Alessio, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Occupational lung cancer; Occupational physician; Systematic search

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CARCINOGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CAR DRIVING; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LAW SUIT; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PAINTING; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 33749563874     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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