Mesothelioma in a worker who spun chrysotile asbestos at home during childhood

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 282-287

  Yano, Eiji ^a   Wang, Zhi Ming ^b   Wang, Xiao Rong ^c   Wang, Mian Zheng ^b   Takata, Ayako ^d   Kohyama, Norihiko ^e   Suzuki, Yasunosuke ^f  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; China; Chrysotile; Mesothelioma; Non occupational exposure; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; TREMOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EMPLOYMENT; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63849087580     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20675     Document Type: Article

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