Long latency periods in asbestos-related mesothelioma of the pleura

European Journal of Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-195

  Bianchi, Claudio ^a   Bianchi, Tommaso ^a   Tommasi, Mauro ^b  

^a Hospital of Monfalcone   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asbestos bodies; Latency period; Mesothelioma; Pleura

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOS BODY; AUTOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA;

EID: 35848960152     PISSN: 11286598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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