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Pleural Mesothelioma in New Caledonia: Associations with Environmental Risk Factors

BACKGROUND: High incidences of malignant mesothelioma (MM) have been observed in New Caledonia. Previous work has shown an association between MM and soil containing serpentinite. OBJECTIVES: We studied the spatial and temporal variation of MM and its association with environmental factors. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Baumann, Francine, Maurizot, Pierre, Mangeas, Morgan, Ambrosi, Jean-Paul, Douwes, Jeroen, Robineau, Bernard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3094423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21193386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002862