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Applying Definitions of “Asbestos” to Environmental and “Low-Dose” Exposure Levels and Health Effects, Particularly Malignant Mesothelioma
B. W. Case
Department of Pathology and School of Environment, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
, J. L. Abraham
Department of Pathology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
, G. Meeker
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
, F. D. Pooley
Department of Medical Genetics, Haematology & Pathology, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
& K. E. Pinkerton
Center for Health and the Environment, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Pages 3-39
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Published online: 09 Jun 2011
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