Shipbuilding and mesothelioma in Monfalcone, Italy

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-17

  Bianchi, Claudio ^a   Bianchi, Tommaso ^a  

^a Hospital of Monfalcone   (Italy)

Author keywords

asbestos; Asbestos bodies; mesothelioma; necropsy; pleura; shipbuilding; World War II

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; SHIPYARD WORKER; WAR;

EID: 84865786153     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: 19983670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.99682     Document Type: Article

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