The latency period of mesothelioma among a cohort of British asbestos workers (1978-2005)

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1965-1973

  Frost, G ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asbestos; Great Britain; intensity hypothesis; mesothelioma latency; occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERITONEUM MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84885179138     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.514     Document Type: Article

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