Surveillance of mesothelioma and workers' compensation in British Columbia, Canada

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-35

  Kirkham, Tracy L ^a   Koehoorn, Mieke W ^a   McLeod, Christopher B ^a   Demers, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 85027934941     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.048629     Document Type: Article

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