MONITORING OF MESOTHELIOMA IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL: A SITUATION TO BE INVESTIGATED

• Main Authors: Francisco José Koller (Author), Leila Maria Mansano Sarquis (Author), Maria de Fátima Mantovani (Author), Fernanda Moura D'Almeida Miranda (Author), Dario Consonni (Author), Carolina Mensi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brazil is one of the world's greatest producers of chrysotile, but the occurrence of mesothelioma is apparently low. However, identification of cases of mesothelioma is difficult due to errors of diagnosis and registries of deaths. This is an epidemiological, descriptive and retrospective study...