Prediction of mesothelioma and lung cancer in a cohort of asbestos exposed workers

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 541-546

  Gasparrini, Antonio ^a   Pizzo, Anna Maria ^b   Gorini, Giuseppe ^b   Seniori Costantini, Adele ^b   Silvestri, Stefano ^b   Ciapini, Cesare ^c   Innocenti, Andrea ^c   Berry, Geoffrey ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^c Local Health Unit   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Lung cancer; Mesothelioma; Predictions

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION; RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK WORKER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; RAILROADS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 47349086657     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-008-9257-z     Document Type: Article

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