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An overview of how asbestos exposure affects the lung.

Currie GP, Watt SJ, Maskell NA.

BMJ. 2009 Aug 24;339:b3209. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3209. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19703924 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Health surveillance for subjects with past exposure to asbestos: from international experience and Italian regional practices to a proposed operational model.

Zona A, Bruno C.

Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2009;45(2):147-61. Review.PMID: 19636166 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Microstructures and biological influence of environmental exposure of asbestos.

Yada K, Kohyama N.

Biomed Mater Eng. 2009;19(2-3):231-9. Review.PMID: 19581718 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overview of asbestos issues in Korea.

Kim HR.

J Korean Med Sci. 2009 Jun;24(3):363-7. Epub 2009 Jun 12. Review.PMID: 19543418 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Asbestos--a legacy and a persistent problem.

Brims FJ.

J R Nav Med Serv. 2009;95(1):4-11. Review.PMID: 19425525 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mechanisms of asbestos-induced carcinogenesis.

Toyokuni S.

Nagoya J Med Sci. 2009 Feb;71(1-2):1-10. Review.PMID: 19358470 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Asbestos-induced lung diseases: an update.

Kamp DW.

Transl Res. 2009 Apr;153(4):143-52. Epub 2009 Feb 11. Review.PMID: 19304273 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A visual historical review of exposure to asbestos at puget sound naval shipyard (1962-1972).

Hollins DM, Paustenbach DJ, Clark K, Mangold CA.

J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2009 Feb;12(2):124-56. Review. Erratum in: J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2009 Mar;12(3):224. PMID: 19235622 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Asbestos-related occupational lung diseases in NSW, Australia and potential exposure of the general population.

Park EK, Hannaford-Turner KM, Hyland RA, Johnson AR, Yates DH.

Ind Health. 2008 Dec;46(6):535-40. Review.PMID: 19088405 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

10th Anniversary Critical Review: Naturally occurring asbestos.

Harper M.

J Environ Monit. 2008 Dec;10(12):1394-408. Epub 2008 Sep 26. Review.PMID: 19037480 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mesothelioma and asbestos-related pleural diseases.

Greillier L, Astoul P.

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Railways and asbestos in Japan (1928-1987)--epidemiology of pleural plaques, malignancies and pneumoconioses-.

Hosoda Y, Hiraga Y, Sasagawa S.

J Occup Health. 2008 Jul;50(4):297-307. Epub 2008 May 21. Review.PMID: 18493113 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Genetic susceptibility to malignant pleural mesothelioma and other asbestos-associated diseases.

Neri M, Ugolini D, Dianzani I, Gemignani F, Landi S, Cesario A, Magnani C, Mutti L, Puntoni R, Bonassi S.

Mutat Res. 2008 Jul-Aug;659(1-2):126-36. Epub 2008 Feb 23. Review.PMID: 18420450 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An evaluation of the risks of lung cancer and mesothelioma from exposure to amphibole cleavage fragments.

Gamble JF, Gibbs GW.

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Molecular and genetic changes in asbestos-related lung cancer.

Nymark P, Wikman H, Hienonen-Kempas T, Anttila S.

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An evaluation of reported no-effect chrysotile asbestos exposures for lung cancer and mesothelioma.

Pierce JS, McKinley MA, Paustenbach DJ, Finley BL.

Crit Rev Toxicol. 2008;38(3):191-214. Review.PMID: 18324516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Translocation pathways for inhaled asbestos fibers.

Miserocchi G, Sancini G, Mantegazza F, Chiappino G.

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Risk of gastrointestinal cancers from inhalation and ingestion of asbestos.

Gamble J.

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Human health effects associated with the commercial use of grunerite asbestos (amosite): Paterson, NJ; Tyler, TX; Uxbridge, UK.

Ribak J, Ribak G.

Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2008 Oct;52(1 Suppl):S82-90. Epub 2007 Oct 11. Review.PMID: 18022741 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mesothelioma and asbestos.

Gibbs GW, Berry G.

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