Epidemiology of pleural mesothelioma in a population with non-occupational asbestos exposure

METİNTAŞ, MUZAFFER; METİNTAŞ, SELMA; AK, GÜNTÜLÜ; Erginel, MEHMET; ALATAŞ, FÜSUN; KURT, EMEL; Ucgun, Irfan; YILDIRIM, HÜSEYİN

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01187.x

Epidemiology of pleural mesothelioma in a population with non-occupational asbestos exposure

METİNTAŞ M., METİNTAŞ S., AK G., Erginel S., ALATAŞ F., KURT E., ...Daha Fazla

RESPIROLOGY, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.117-121, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01187.x
Dergi Adı: RESPIROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.117-121
Anahtar Kelimeler: aetiology, asbestos exposure, environmental asbestos exposure, epidemiology, mesothelioma, MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE, FOLLOW-UP, TURKEY, DIAGNOSIS, TREMOLITE, DISEASE, COHORT, LUNG
Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and objective: This study describes the epidemiology of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in a rural population with environmental asbestos exposure.