Asbestosis and mesothelioma among British asbestos workers (1971-2005)

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1070-1080

  Harding, Anne Helen ^a   Darnton, Andrew J ^b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asbestosis; GB Asbestos survey; Mesothelioma; Register

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958515705     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20844     Document Type: Article

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