The skin cancer in the construction industry;La neoplasia cutanea nel settore edile

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 492-494

  Bancone, C ^a   Bresciani, M ^a   Leghissa, P ^a   Riva, M M ^a   Santini, M ^a   Mosconi, G ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Construction worker; Occupational disease; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TUMOR;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84868318758     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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