Environmental exposure to crocidolite and mesothelioma: exposure-response relationships.

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Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on January 01, 1998

Authors

J Hansen1, N H de Klerk, A W Musk, M S Hobbs

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, University of Western Australia. janiceh@ichr.uwa.edu.au

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