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Epidemiology of mesothelioma in Egypt. A ten-year (1998-2007) multicentre study

INTRODUCTION: Mesothelioma is a cancer strongly linked to exposure to carcinogenic minerals, especially asbestos. The aim of the study was to detect the incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in Egypt, to clarify the impact of occupational and environmental risk factors, and to characteri...

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Autores principales: Akl, Yosri, Kaddah, Safy, Abdelhafeez, Ahmed, Salah, Randa, Lotayef, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3302706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22427768
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2010.19303