Malignant Mesothelioma in Italy, 1997

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-62

  Nesti, Massimo ^a   Marinaccio, Alessandro ^a   Chellini, Elisabetta ^b   Magnani, Corrado ^c   Ivaldi, Cristiana ^c   Oalmasso, Paola ^c   Mirabelli, Dario ^c   Terracini, Benedetto ^c   Todesco, Annalisa ^c   Gennaro, Valerio ^d   Montanaro, Fabio ^d   Lazzarotto, Anna ^d   Bianchelli, Monica ^d   Celesia, Maria Vittoria ^d   Candela, Silvia ^e   Romanelli, Antonio ^e   Mangone, Lucia ^e   Merler, Enzo ^b   Gorini, Giuseppe ^b   Silvestri, Stefano ^b   Cacciarini, Valentina ^b   Musti, Marina ^f   Cavone, Domenica ^f   more..

^a ISPESL   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Regional Operational Center   (Italy)

^e PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^f POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Mesothelioma; National register

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER INCIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASBESTOS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 9144253909     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10313     Document Type: Review

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