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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...
Autores principales: | Tse, Lap Ah, Yu, Ignatius Tak-sun, Goggins, William, Clements, Mark, Wang, Xiao Rong, Au, Joseph Siu-kie, Yu, Kai Shing |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2010
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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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