Malignant pleural mesothelioma in parts of Japan in relationship to asbestos exposure

Industrial Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 435-439

  Kishimoto, Takumi ^a   Ozaki, Shinji ^a   Kato, Katsuya ^a   Nishi, Hideyuki ^a   Genba, Kenichi ^a  

^a Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asbestos cement piping; Asbestos exposure; Chrysotile; Malignant pleural mesothelioma; Shipyard

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CEMENT INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JAPAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; SARCOMA; SHIPYARD WORKER; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 7944239384     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.42.435     Document Type: Article

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