Pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer risks in relation to occupational history and asbestos lung burden

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 290-299

  Gilham, Clare ^a   Rake, Christine ^a   Burdett, Garry ^b   Nicholson, Andrew G ^c   Davison, Leslie ^d   Franchini, Angelo ^a   Carpenter, James ^a,e   Hodgson, John ^f   Darnton, Andrew ^f   Peto, Julian ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^f HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE; MINERAL FIBER;

ARTICLE; ASBESTOS BODY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ASBESTOSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; EMPLOYMENT; LUNG; LUNG TUMOR; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOS, AMOSITE; ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS, CROCIDOLITE; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; ASBESTOSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84954290226     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2015-103074     Document Type: Article

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