title: The global health dimensions of asbestos and asbestos-related diseases.
abstract: The Collegium Ramazzini is an international scientific society that examines critical issues in occupational and environmental medicine with a view towards action to prevent disease and promote health. The Collegium derives its name from Bernardino Ramazzini, the father of occupational medicine, a professor of medicine of the Universities of Modena and Padua in the late 1600s and the early 1700s. The Collegium is comprised of 180 physicians and scientists from 35 countries, each of whom is elected to membership. The Collegium is independent of commercial interests.
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
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