Asbestos is still with us: Repeat call for a universal ban

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 201-207

  Ramazzini, Collegium ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Asbestos; Chemical carcinogenesis; Chrysotile; Collegium Ramazzini; Global health

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLITICS;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLITICS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77955258120     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-010-0017-4     Document Type: Article

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