Are current or future mesothelioma epidemics in Hong Kong the tragic legacy of uncontrolled use of asbestos in the past?

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 382-386

  Tse, Lap Ah ^a   Yu, Ignatius Tak Sun ^a   Goggins, William ^a   Clements, Mark ^b   Wang, Xiao Rong ^a   Au, Joseph Siu Kie ^c   Yu, Kai Shing ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Epidemic; Incidence; Mesothelioma; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ASBESTOS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649206797     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900868     Document Type: Article

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