Under-reporting of compensable mesothelioma in Alberta

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 526-533

  Cree, Marilyn W ^a   Lalji, Munira ^a   Jiang, Bei ^a   Carriere, Keumhee C ^b  

^a Alberta Cancer Board ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Mesothelioma; Neoplasm; Occupational disease; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CANADA; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

AGED; ALBERTA; ASBESTOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 67649610819     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20705     Document Type: Article

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