Malignant mesothelioma in eastern asia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4849-4853

  Bianchi, Claudio ^a   Bianchi, Tommaso ^a  

^a Ragusa Section   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Diagnosis; Eastern Asia; Epidemiology; Geographic pathology; Malignant mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874005120     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.10.4849     Document Type: Article

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