Pleural malignant mesothelioma epidemic: Incidence, modalities of asbestos exposure and occupations involved from the Italian National Register

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2146-2154

  Marinaccio, Alessandro ^a   Binazzi, Alessandra ^a   Marzio, Davide Di ^a   Scarselli, Alberto ^a   Verardo, Marina ^b   Mirabelli, Dario ^c   Gennaro, Valerio ^d   Mensi, Carolina ^e   Riboldi, Luciano ^e   Merler, Enzo ^f   Zotti, Renata De ^g   Romanelli, Antonio ^h   Chellini, Elisabetta ⁱ   Silvestri, Stefano ⁱ   Pascucci, Cristiana ^j   Romeo, Elisa ^k   Menegozzo, Simona ^l   Musti, Marina ^m   Cavone, Domenica ^m   Cauzillo, Gabriella ⁿ   Tumino, Rosario ^o   Nicita, Carmela ^o   Melis, Massimo ^p   Iavicoli, Sergio ^a   more..

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b Valle d'Aosta Regional Operating Center (COR Valle d'Aosta)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f National Health Service   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^h PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

ⁱ Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^k SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^m Epidemiologic Regional Center ^*  (Italy)

ⁿ Ragusa Cancer Register Unit ^*  (Italy)

^o CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^p NONE   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

asbestos; Italy; mesothelioma; national register; pleural

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CHILD; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; ITALIAN; LATENT PERIOD; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIP; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASBESTOS; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84857504063     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26229     Document Type: Article

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