Possible effect of environmental exposure to asbestos on geographical variation in mesothelioma rates

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 417-421

  Goldberg, Stephen ^a,d   Rey, Grégoire ^b   Luce, Danièle ^c   Ilg, Anabelle Gilg Soit ^d   Rolland, Patrick ^e   Brochard, Patrick ^f   Imbernon, Ellen ^d   Goldberg, Marcel ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DU CANCER   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^e Lab Santé Travail Environ   (France)

^f Laboratoire de Sante Publique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

ASBESTOS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77953859040     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.050336     Document Type: Article

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