Asbestos and man-made vitreous fibers as risk factors for diffuse malignant mesothelioma: results from a German hospital-based case-control study.

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Published in Am J Ind Med on March 01, 2001

Authors

K Rödelsperger1, K H Jöckel, H Pohlabeln, W Römer, H J Woitowitz

Author Affiliations

1: Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational and Social Medicine, University of Giessen, Germany. Klaus.Roedelsperger@arbmed.med.uni-giessen.de

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