Impact of asbestos on public health: a retrospective study on a series of subjects with occupational and non-occupational exposure to asbestos during the activity of Fibronit plant (Broni, Italy)

• Egile Nagusiak: Silvia D. Visonà (Egilea), Simona Villani (Egilea), Federica Manzoni (Egilea), Yao Chen (Egilea), Giorgio Ardissino (Egilea), Francesca Russo (Egilea), Matteo Moretti (Egilea), Gulnaz T. Javan (Egilea), Antonio Osculati (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: SAGE Publishing, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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The goal of this study is to understand more about the role of asbestos in causing human diseases, first of all mesothelioma, by investigating a large series of deaths due to asbestos-related diseases (ARDs). The main aim is to clarify if even very low amounts of asbestos can cause mesothelioma and...