Are Current or Future Mesothelioma Epidemics in Hong Kong the Tragic Legacy of Uncontrolled Use of Asbestos in the Past?

BACKGROUND: Because of the long latent period of asbestos-related mesothelioma, investigators suggest that the high incidence of this disease will continue in the coming decades. OBJECTIVES: We describe the time trends of mesothelioma incidence and its relationship to historical consumption of asbes...

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Autores principales: Tse, Lap Ah, Yu, Ignatius Tak-sun, Goggins, William, Clements, Mark, Wang, Xiao Rong, Au, Joseph Siu-kie, Yu, Kai Shing
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20064790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0900868

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20064790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0900868

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