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Archive for January, 2004

January 28th, 2004. Diseases caused by asbestos dust and the trend of their development in exposed workers in 1951-2003

4% of diseases, particularly lung cancer and mesothelioma, were diagnosed after the termination of working in risk and many years of latency. A long-term folow-up of workers, even of those with a short exposure, is therefore necessary.

January 15th, 2004. Mesothelioma trends in the United States: an update based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program data for 1973 through 2003

9 x 10–6). The time pattern of cases for females supports the existence of a threshold exposure for mesothelioma and a quantifiable background rate.