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Comparative Study
. 2002 Jun 17;86(12):1970-1.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600363.

Is the ratio of pleural mesothelioma mortality to pleural cancer mortality approximately unity for Italy? Considerations from the oldest regional mesothelioma register in Italy

G Gorini, E Merler, E Chellini, E Crocetti, A S Costantini
Free PMC article
Comparative Study

Is the ratio of pleural mesothelioma mortality to pleural cancer mortality approximately unity for Italy? Considerations from the oldest regional mesothelioma register in Italy

G Gorini et al. Br J Cancer. .
Free PMC article

Abstract

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600363 www.bjcancer.com

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  • The European mesothelioma epidemic.
    Peto J, Decarli A, La Vecchia C, Levi F, Negri E. Peto J, et al. Br J Cancer. 1999 Feb;79(3-4):666-72. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690105. Br J Cancer. 1999. PMID: 10027347 Free PMC article.

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