| Document ID (ISN) | 100997 |
| CIS number |
02-1822 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Koskinen K., Pukkala E., Martikainen R., Reijula K., Karjalainen A. |
| Title |
Different measures of asbestos exposure in estimating risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma among construction workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2002, Vol.44, No.12, p.1190-1196. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
To analyse occupation, expert-evaluated cumulative exposure and radiographic abnormalities as indicators of asbestos-related cancer risk, a cohort of 16,696 construction workers was followed in 1990-2000. Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) in comparison to the Finnish population and relative risks (RR) in a multivariate analysis in comparison to the internal low-exposure category of each indicator were calculated. Overall, the risk was increased for mesothelioma (SIR 2.0) but not for lung cancer (SIR 1.1). Radiographic lung fibrosis indicated a two-fold and a high value of the exposure index, and a three-fold RR of lung cancer, while there was no risk among those with pleural plaques. The risk of lung cancer was the highest in insulators (RR 3.7). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
mesothelioma; asbestos; risk factors; construction industry; lung cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
pleural thickening; Finland; radiological diagnosis; chest radiography; cohort study; frequency rates; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Finland |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Asbestos
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