Developments in asbestos cancer risk assessment

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 850-858

  Silverstein, Michael A ^a   Welch, Laura S ^b   Lemen, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphiboles; Asbestos; Chrysotile; EPA; Lung cancer; Mesothelioma; NIOSH; OSHA; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ASBESTOSIS; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS, CROCIDOLITE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70350227362     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20756     Document Type: Review

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