Biomaterial Database

Mortality in Canadian miners and millers exposed to chrysotile. 1979

J C McDonald, and F D Liddell

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008654	Mesothelioma	A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Mesotheliomas
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D008906	Mining	The process of extracting mineral deposits from the earth.
D009784	Occupational Diseases	Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.	Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D012142	Respiratory Tract Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.	Respiratory Neoplasms,Respiratory System Neoplasms,Neoplasm, Respiratory,Neoplasm, Respiratory System,Neoplasm, Respiratory Tract,Respiratory Neoplasm,Respiratory System Neoplasm,Respiratory Tract Neoplasm
D002170	Canada	The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.
D004812	Epidemiologic Methods	Research techniques that focus on study designs and data gathering methods in human and animal populations.	Epidemiologic Method,Epidemiological Methods,Methods, Epidemiologic,Epidemiological Method,Method, Epidemiologic,Method, Epidemiological,Methods, Epidemiological
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man