Prevention of silica health effects in Italy: Current challenges for the occupational health and safety Unit of the Italian National Health Service

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 350-361

  Giovanazzi, A ^a   Chellini, Elisabetta ^b   Fubini, Bice ^c   Capacci, F ^d   Ferri, F ^e   Di Rico, R ^f   Peluso, M ^b   Tomatis, Maura ^c   Munnia, Armelle ^b   Carnevale, F ^g   Loi, Anna Maria ^g   Arcari, C ^h   Sciarra, G ⁱ  

^a APSS   (Italy)

^b ISPO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d AUSL   (Italy)

^e PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^f AUSL Modena   (Italy)

^g NONE   (Italy)

^h AUSL   (Italy)

ⁱ AUSL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Crystalline silica; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG TUMOR; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 80051778017     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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