Pleural mesothelioma and occupational coexposure to asbestos, mineral wool, and silica

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 977-982

  Lacourt, Aude ^a,b   Gramond, Céline ^a,b   Audignon, Sabyne ^a,b   Ducamp, Stéphane ^c   Févotte, Joelle ^c,d   Ilg, Annabelle Gilg Soit ^c   Goldberg, Marcel ^c   Imbernon, Ellen ^c   Brochard, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^d University Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Case control study; Coexposure; Job exposure matrix; Men; Pleural diseases

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINERAL WOOL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WOOL;

AGED; ASBESTOS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; RISK; SILICATES; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84877125532     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201210-1911OC     Document Type: Article

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