An evaluation of reported no-effect chrysotile asbestos exposures for lung cancer and mesothelioma

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-214

  Pierce, Jennifer S ^a   McKinley, Meg A ^a   Paustenbach, Dennis J ^a   Finley, Brent L ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Chrysotile; Mechanics; Threshold

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; CHRYSOTILE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CEMENT INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 40449100439     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: 15476898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408440701845609     Document Type: Article

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