Mesothelioma incidence surveillance systems and claims for workers compensation. Epidemiological evidence and prospects for an integrated framework

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Marinaccio, Alessandro ^a   Scarselli, Alberto ^a   Merler, Enzo ^b   Iavicoli, Sergio ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b Padua Local Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84862188480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-314     Document Type: Article

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