Malignant pleural mesothelioma in Italy

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 80-83

  Bianchi, Claudio ^a   Bianchi, Tommaso ^a  

^a Hospital of Monfalcone   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Latency periods; Mesothelioma; Necropsy; Pleura; Shipbuilding

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOS BODY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LATENT PERIOD; LUNG BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; REVIEW;

EID: 70349161588     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.55124     Document Type: Review

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