Susceptibility and resistance in the genesis of asbestos-related mesothelioma

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-60

  Bianchi, Claudio ^a   Bianchi, Tommaso ^a  

^a Hospital of Monfalcone   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Familial cancer; Host factors; Immune impairment; Mesothelioma; Resistance; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

CARCINOGENESIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; LUNG CARCINOMA; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MESOTHELIOMA; NEOPLASM; PLEURA PLAQUE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 53749095472     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.43261     Document Type: Review

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