Fluoro-edenitic fibres in the sputum of subjects from Biancavilla (Sicily): a pilot study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An excess of mortality for malignant neoplasms of the pleura in Biancavilla, promoted an investigation for pleural mesothelioma, disclosing 17 cases. As the absence of known sources of asbestos exposure, a local stone quarry, located...
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Main Authors: | Piolatto Pier (Author), Pasetto Roberto (Author), Massiccio Marilena (Author), Zona Amerigo (Author), Bruno Caterina (Author), Putzu Maria (Author), Comba Pietro (Author) |
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2006-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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