OccIDEAS: An innovative tool to assess past asbestos exposure in the Australian mesothelioma registry

Safety and Health at Work

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-76

  MacFarlane, Ewan ^a,c   Benke, Geza ^a   Sim, Malcolm R ^a   Fritschi, Lin ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Carcinogens; Environmental exposure; Mesothelioma; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879072784     PISSN: 20937911     EISSN: 20937997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5491/SHAW.2012.3.1.71     Document Type: Note

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