Retrospective mortality cohort study of Italian workers compensated for silicosis

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 762-765

  Marinaccio, A ^a   Scarselli, A ^a   Gorini, G ^b   Chellini, E ^b   Mastrantonio, M ^c   Uccelli, R ^c   Altavista, P ^c   Pirastu, R ^d   Merlo, D F ^e   Nesti, M ^a  

^a ISPESL   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33750597886     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.027854     Document Type: Article

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