Malignant pleural mesothelioma in US automotive mechanics: Reported vs expected number of cases from 1975 to 2007

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-116

  Finley, Brent L ^a   Pierce, Jennifer S ^b   Paustenbach, Dennis J ^a   Scott, Laura L F ^a   Lievense, Laura ^b   Scott, Paul K ^c   Galbraith, David A ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^b ChemRisk   (United States)

^c ChemRisk   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Automobile mechanics; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; WORK;

EID: 84863845328     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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