High risk of malignant mesothelioma and pleural plaques in subjects born close to ophiolites

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 164-171

  Bayram, Mehmet ^a   Dongel, Isa ^a   Bakan, Nur Dilek ^c   Yalçin, Hus̈eyin ^b   Cevit, Ruhiye ^a   Dumortier, Pascal ^d   Nemery, Benoit ^e  

^a Numune Training and Research Hospital Eye Clinic   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Yedikule Teaching Hospital for Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery   (Turkey)

^d ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MEDICAL RECORD; OPHIOLITE; PLEURA PLAQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 84871948610     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-2727     Document Type: Article

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