Malignant mesothelioma and asbestos exposure in NSW
Stephen Corbett and Marie-Louise Stokes
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
5(5) 52 - 54
Published: 1994
Abstract
Malignant mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelial cells which line body cavities and envelop organs such as the lung (pleura), heart (pericardium) and intestines (peritoneum). Exposure to asbestos or asbestos fibres is the only known cause of the disehttps://doi.org/10.1071/NB94056
© NSW Department of Health 1994
