Asbestos case and its current implications for global health

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 249-251

  Marsili, Daniela ^a   Comba, Pietro ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos related disease; Global health; International cooperation

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOSIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; ITALY; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ITALY; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84890494088     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_13_03_03     Document Type: Review

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