Retinol supplementation and mesothelioma incidence in workers earlier exposed to blue asbestos (Crocidolite) at Wittenoom, Western Australia

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 355-359

  Alfonso, Helman S ^a,b   Reid, Alison ^a,c   De Klerk, Nicholas H ^a   Olsen, Nola ^a   Mina, Robin ^a   Ambrosini, Gina L ^a   Beilby, John ^c   Berry, Geoffrey ^e   Musk, Bill A W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

asbestos; crocidolite; mesothelioma; retinol; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CROCIDOLITE; RETINOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; EVALUATION STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TOXICITY;

ASBESTOS, CROCIDOLITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING; VITAMIN A; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955272046     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32833c1bcb     Document Type: Article

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