Trends in mesothelioma mortality rates in South Africa: 1995-2007

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 547-549

  Kielkowski, D ^a,b   Nelson, Gill ^a,b   Bello, B ^a,c   Kgalamono, S ^a,b   Phillips, J I ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; MORTALITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958253105     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.062182     Document Type: Article

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