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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Asbestos Exposures, Mesothelioma Incidence and Mortality, and Awareness by General Practitioners in the Molise Region, Central Italy
…mesothelioma incidence and mortality, and awareness on asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) by general practitioners (GPs) in Molise Region. The contaminated sites in three towns were identified by census; mesothelioma incidence (2000 to 2012) and mortality (2003…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1995
Asbestos-related radiographic changes by ILO classification of 10 x 10 cm chest X-rays in a screening of the general population
The authors re-read a sample of 1388 small (10 × 10 cm) chest X-rays from an earlier screening of men aged 40 and over in Telemark county, Norway. Of these, 1036 came from an industrial town and 352 from a rural community. One experienced reader,…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Selected Cancers in Petroleum Refinery Workers
…meta-analysis pooled 36 cohort-based studies of petroleum refinery workers to estimate the risk of 11 cancers compared with background rates, looking at refinery work in general rather than specific substances. Across 18 mesothelioma studies…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Mortality Update of a Cohort of Canadian Petroleum Workers
…petroleum company through December 31, 2006. Standardized mortality ratios were generated for all-cause and specific cause mortality. All cause and all cancer mortality were favorable compared with the general Canadian population. Cancers of previous interest…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Canada, chrysotile and cancer: Health Canada's Asbestos International Expert Panel report
…mesothelioma and asbestosis. Describing other studies, the author reported a general consensus that chrysotile is less potent than amphiboles for mesothelioma, by a highly uncertain amount. The author called the evidence of a difference for lung…