Pleural Mesothelioma Surveillance: Validity of Cases from a Tumour Registry

BACKGROUND: Pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumour associated with exposure to asbestos fibres. Fewer than than one-quarter of cases registered in the Quebec Tumour Registry (QTR) have been compensated as work-related. While establishing a surveillance system, this led to questioning as to whether th...

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Main Authors: France Labrèche, Bruce W Case, Gaston Ostiguy, Jean Chalaoui, Michel Camus, Jack Siemiatycki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/650935