The impact of asbestos exposure in Swedish construction workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-55

  Järvholm, Bengt ^a   Englund, Anders ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attributable risk; Epidemiology electricians; Foremen; Public health; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CARCINOGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BUILDING INDUSTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY ELECTRICIANS; FOREMEN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA TUMOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY ELECTRICIANS; FOREMEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888871083     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22264     Document Type: Article

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