Asbestosis epidemics caused by non-occupational neighborhood exposure

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 472-481

  Ahn, Yeon Soon ^a   Kim, Hyoung Ryoul ^b  

^a Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asbestos mining; Asbestosis; Naturally occurring asbestos (NOA); Neighborhood exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649210812     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.5.472     Document Type: Article

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