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Comparative Study
. 2004 Mar 8;90(5):1022-4.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601638.

The Mesothelioma epidemic in Western Europe: an update

C Pelucchi  1 , M Malvezzi, C La Vecchia, F Levi, A Decarli, E Negri
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Comparative Study

The Mesothelioma epidemic in Western Europe: an update

C Pelucchi et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

The number of male deaths from pleural cancer in France, Germany and Italy increased from about 8750 in 1990-1994 to 9550 in 1995-1999, suggesting that mesothelioma deaths in males may be levelling off in most of Western Europe.

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