Epidemiology of Asbestos-Related Diseases

This paper is intended to give the reader an overview of the epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases and is restricted to primarily occupational exposure studies. However, some mention of nonoccupational exposures are made because of their direct relationship to a worker or to a secondary occupati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental health perspectives 1980-02, Vol.34, p.1-11
Hauptverfasser:	Lemen, R. A., Dement, J. M., Wagoner, J. K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asbestos Asbestos - adverse effects Asbestos - classification Asbestosis Asbestosis - epidemiology Cigarette smoking Death Environmental Exposure Epidemiology Humans Insulation Lung neoplasms Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology Lung Neoplasms - etiology Lungs Mesothelioma Mesothelioma - epidemiology Mesothelioma - etiology Mortality Occupational Diseases - epidemiology Occupational Diseases - etiology Peritoneal Neoplasms - epidemiology Peritoneal Neoplasms - etiology Pleural Neoplasms - epidemiology Pleural Neoplasms - etiology Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology Smoking - complications Workshop on the Biological Effects of Mineral Fibers and Particulates. Bethesda, Maryland, June 7-8, 1979
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper is intended to give the reader an overview of the epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases and is restricted to primarily occupational exposure studies. However, some mention of nonoccupational exposures are made because of their direct relationship to a worker or to a secondary occupational source. Over 100 epidemiological studies are reviewed, dating back to the first case of asbestos-associated disease reported by Montague Murray in 1906. The studies are divided by specific fiber type and by specific disease outcomes and the interaction of asbestos and cigarette smoking is discussed in great detail.
ISSN:	0091-6765 1552-9924
DOI:	10.1289/ehp.80341