Asbestos exposure, lung cancer and asbestosis

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-156

  Billings, G G ^a   Howard, P ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asbestosis; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER;

ASBESTOSIS; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

EID: 6744221235     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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