Malignant mesothelioma in the Italian region Emilia Romagna: incidence and asbestos exposure update to 2020
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چکیده
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare disease of great interest to the scientific community and public health due its high lethality association with asbestos exposure. The aim this study, describe incidence MM in period 1996-2020 related exposure asbestos. data … Continued
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of research in oncology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2785-2512']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48286/aro.2021.20