Unusual asbestos exposure in jute bag recycling activities;Esposizione inusuale ad asbesto nelle attività di riciclo di sacchi in juta

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 418-419

  De Russis, R ^b   Luisi, V ^a   Mera, E ^a   Molinini, R ^a   Dario, Rita ^a,c  

^a UO Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro   (Italy)

^b AUSL Bari/4   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Malignant mesothelioma; Unusual exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; MINERAL FIBER;

ADULT; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JUTE; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECYCLING; SUGAR INDUSTRY;

EID: 33846472466     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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