Role of stopping exposure and recent exposure to asbestos in the risk of mesothelioma

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-230

  La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b   Boffetta, Paolo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

asbestos; mesothelioma; risk

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

AGE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CEMENT INDUSTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PLEURA CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEXTILE WORKER;

AGE FACTORS; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859425794     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32834dbc56     Document Type: Review

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