Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2015 May 1;93(5):359-60.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.142307. Epub 2015 Feb 27.

The asbestos paradox: global gaps in the translational science of disease prevention

Oladele A Ogunseitan  1
Affiliations

The asbestos paradox: global gaps in the translational science of disease prevention

Oladele A Ogunseitan. Bull World Health Organ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Asbestos producers and consumers, 35 countries, 2011
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Norbet C, Joseph A, Rossi SS, Bhalla S, Gutierrez FR. Asbestos-related lung disease: A pictorial view. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2014. October 30. 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2014.10.002 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Ratifications of C162–Asbestos Convention. (No. 162) [Internet]. Geneva: International Labour Organization; 1986. Available from: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:11300::0:NO:11300:P1130... [cited 2014 Nov 26].
    1. Park EK, Takahashi K, Hoshuyama T, Cheng TJ, Delgermaa V, Le GV, et al. Global magnitude of reported and unreported mesothelioma. Environ Health Perspect. 2011. April;119(4):514–8. 10.1289/ehp.1002845 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade UNEP/FAO/TC/COP.6/20. In: Conference of the Parties, Sixth Meeting, Geneva, 28 April–10 May 2013. New York: United Nations; 2013. Available from: http://www.pic.int/TheConvention/ConferenceoftheParties/Meetings/COP6/ta... [cited 2015 Feb 20].
    1. Asbestos statistics and information [Internet]. Reston: United States Geological Survey Minerals Information; 2015. Available from: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/asbestos/ [cited 2015 Feb 20].