Mesothelioma in Australia: Cresting the third wave

Public Health Research and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Armstrong, Bruce ^a   Driscoll, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ASBESTOS;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGISTER; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASBESTOS; AUSTRALIA; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84994035414     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22042091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17061/phrp2621614     Document Type: Review

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