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Collegium Ramazzini: Comments on the 2014 Helsinki consensus report on asbestos.

Authors :
Baur, Xaver
Frank, Arthur L.
Budnik, Lygia Therese
Woitowitz, Hans Joachim
Oliver, L. Christine
Welch, Laura Stewart
Landrigan, Philip
Lemen, Richard
Source :
American Journal of Industrial Medicine; Jul2016, Vol. 59 Issue 7, p591-594, 4p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The author discusses the comments of Collegium Ramazzini international scientific society regarding the 2014 Helsinki consensus on the diagnosis of various diseases caused by asbestos exposure. The author mentions the four problems according to cm including the detection of asbestos bodies such as chrysotile asbestos, the asbestos fiber in lung tissue which indicates the past exposure to the chemical, and the recognition of chrysotile as type of asbestos fiber in pleural mesothelioma tissue.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02713586
Volume :
59
Issue :
7
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
116037224
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22595