Abstract In The Netherlands the number of asbestos-related diseases is increasing. An age-
cohort model predicts a steep rise in pleural mesothelioma deaths up to 490 cases per year …

There was some limited use of asbestos at end of the 19th century in industrialized countries
including Germany, but its consumption dramatically increased after World War II. The …

It took 50 years for Belgium to recognize asbestosis; mesothelioma and lung cancer were
recognized as occupational diseases caused by asbestos in 1982 and 1999, much later …

Asbestos manufacturing has been banned in the Czech Republic; however, about 280
workers in the 2nd–4th work category have been exposed during the remediation of …

Abstract After World War II, large quantities of asbestos were imported to Sweden and used
in construction and ship building. In 1976, the use of asbe stos was for practical purposes …

Exposure to asbestos increases the risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma, pulmonary fibrosis
(asbestosis), and various pleural diseases. Despite extensive research on the topic, the …

Abstract In 1987–1992, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) implemented a
nationwide asbestos program aimed at preventing asbestos‐related risks in good …

Primary prevention carried out today can reduce the disease incidence in the future
decades. The present disease panorama is the consequence of past asbestos exposure …

This paper outlines the asbestos hazard in Scotland and draws upon a systematic oral
history project to analyze from the workers' perspective the nature of exposure, the …

Like in most industrial countries, asbestos is a leading cause of occupational diseases,
especially malignant diseases, in Germany. Following the increased consumption of …