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Medical study · Medical research · 2024
The asbestos-asbestosis exposure-response relationship: a cohort study of the general working population
…observed increasing risk with increasing cumulative exposure in the inception population. This study found exposure-response relations between cumulative asbestos exposure and incident asbestosis in the Danish general working population with mainly low-level exposed occupations…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2024
Asbestos and disease - a public health success story?
…Swedish study showed that the general ban and other measures have decreased the risk of malignancies due to occupational exposure. The effect of the bans on adverse effects in the general population has yet to be…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
Asbestos-related findings in chest radiographs of the male population of the county of Telemark, Norway--a cross-sectional study
…occurrence of such disorders and the degree and duration of the reported asbestos exposure. The study presents evidence that asbestos-related disorders may be more prevalent in the general male population than has been recognized earlier.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Cancer incidence among seafarers and fishermen in the Nordic countries
…the seafarers. Conclusion In our cohort, seafaring was associated with a higher overall incidence of cancer compared to the general population. While the majority of cancers could not be linked to specific occupational factors, increases in…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Mortality and cancer incidence among marine engineers and machinists in Iceland
…at any particular site. A special survey of smoking status showed that cigarette smoking was not as common among the subjects of the cohort as among the general male population in Reykjavik. These results support the…