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