Mesothelioma mortality in Greece from 1983 to 2003

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 944-948

  Gogou, E ^a   Kerenidi, Th ^a   Chamos, V ^a   Zintzaras, E ^a   Gourgoulianis, K I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRIVER; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TRENDS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 65649110790     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01334.x     Document Type: Article

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