Pleural mesothelioma in New Caledonia: An acute environmental concern

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-76

  Baumann, Francine ^a   Rougier, Yannick ^a   Ambrosi, Jean P ^b   Robineau, Bernard P ^b  

^a Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

^b CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Airborne exposure; Airborne pollution; Asbestos; Cancer; Geographical distribution; Geological exposure; Lime; Melanesian; Mine dust; Mining activity; Pleural tumor; P ; Risk factors; Serpentinite; Tremolite; Ultrabasic rock

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; ROCK; SERPENTINITE; SEX RATIO; SOIL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOIL;

EID: 33847672815     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: 15251500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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