The non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are a heterogeneous group of B-cell and T-cell neoplasms that arise primarily in the lymph nodes. NHL incidence rates in the US doubled between about 1970 and 1990, and stabilized during the 1990s. NHL accounts for approximately 3.4% of cancer deaths in the US. Althou
Asbestos exposure and malignant lymphomas – a review of the epidemiological literature
✍ Scribed by Nikolaus Becker; Jürgen Berger; Ulrich Bolm-Audorff
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 133 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-0131
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