Non-occupational exposure to asbestos and malignant mesothelioma in the Italian National Registry of Mesotheliomas

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 792-794

  Mirabelli, Dario ^a   Cavone, Domenica ^b   Merler, Enzo ^c   Gennaro, Valerio ^d   Romanelli, Antonio ^e   Mensi, Carolina ^f   Chellini, Elisabetta ^g   Nicita, Carmela ^h   Marinaccio, Alessandro ⁱ   Magnani, Corrado ^j   Musti, Marina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c Occupational Health Unit   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e Department of Public Health   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^g ISPO Cancer Prevention and Research Institute   (Italy)

^h CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ ISPESL   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ITALY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES;

EID: 78149380565     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.047019     Document Type: Article

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