Assessment of cancer risks due to environmental exposure to asbestos

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 478-485

  Driece, Hermen A L ^a   Siesling, Sabine ^b   Swuste, Paul H J J ^c   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Comprehensive Cancer Centre North East ^*  (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

epidemiology; Exposure modelling; particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MESOTHELIOMA; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICS;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS, CROCIDOLITE; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MESOTHELIOMA; NETHERLANDS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 77953871782     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2009.56     Document Type: Article

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