Mesothelioma in construction workers: Risk estimate, lung content of asbestos fibres, claims for compensation for occupational disease in the Veneto Region mesothelioma register;Mesoteliomi negli edili: Frequenza, stima del rischio, carico polmonare di fibre di amianto, domande e riconoscimenti per malattia professionale nel Registro regionale véneto dei casi di mesotelioma

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-132

  Merler, E ^a,c   Bressan, Vittoria ^a   Somigliana, Anna ^b  

^a SPISAL AULSS 16 ^*  (Italy)

^b ARPA   (Italy)

^c SPISAL AULSS 16   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compensation; Construction workers; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; MINERAL FIBER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

AGED; ASBESTOS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 63149155651     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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