The ticking time-bomb of asbestos: Its insidious role in the development of malignant mesothelioma

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-212

  Linton, Anthony ^a,b,c   Vardy, Janette ^b,c   Clarke, Stephen ^c,d   van Zandwijk, Nico ^a,c  

^a Asbestos Diseases Research Institute   (Australia)

^b Department of Geriatric Medicine   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Epidemiology; Mesothelioma; Occupational disease

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ASBESTOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENICITY; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERITONEUM MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIPYARD WORKER; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TEXTILE WORKER;

ANIMALS; ASBESTOS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 84867845142     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: 18790461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2012.03.001     Document Type: Review

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