Asbestos still poses a threat to global health: Now is the time for action

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 198-199

  Sly, Peter D ^a   Chase, Robin ^b   Kolbe, John ^b   Thompson, Philip ^c   Gupta, Leena ^b   Daube, Mike ^d   Olver, Ian ^e   Vallance, Deborah ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

^c Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand   (Australia)

^d Public Health Association of Australia   (Australia)

^e Cancer Council Australia   (Australia)

^f Australian Manufacturing Workers Union   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE;

ASBESTOSIS; AUSTRALIA; CARCINOGENESIS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MESOTHELIOMA; MINING; OVARY CANCER; PLEURA PLAQUE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; LEGAL ASPECT;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77956620367     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03866.x     Document Type: Editorial

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