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Gaps in Knowledge of Fibre Carcinogenesis: An Epidemiologist’s View

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Despite intensive research over several decades, there remain many gaps in knowledge of fibre carcinogenesis. This paper proposes nine questions which need to be answered to fill the more important gaps, and attempts to provide the epidemiologic background, question by question.

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  1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1A2

    Douglas Liddell

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    Neil F. Johnson

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Liddell, D. (1991). Gaps in Knowledge of Fibre Carcinogenesis: An Epidemiologist’s View. In: Brown, R.C., Hoskins, J.A., Johnson, N.F. (eds) Mechanisms in Fibre Carcinogenesis. NATO ASI Series, vol 223. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1363-2_1

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