No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona

No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible association between occurrence of soft tissue sarcomas in Verona (Italy) and residence near a steel foundry, whose emissions of dioxin-like compounds may be relevant. Exposure to total suspended particulate (TSP) emitted from the plant as est...

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Main Authors: Marta Benedetti, Giovanni Cristini, Stefano Gallo, Roberta Tessari, Lorenzo Simonato, Pietro Comba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2010-12-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Subjects:
sarcoma
diossine
esposizione ambientale
epidemiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712010000400003&lng=en&tlng=en

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