In order to study the number of persons previously exposed to asbestos in the general
population, an investigation with a self-administered questionnaire and a screening with 10 …

We wanted to assess the quantitative importance of asbestos as a cause of lung cancer. In a
case-referent study, the exposure to asbestos, tobacco smoke and some other occupational …

Past or present occupational airborne exposure was recorded with a self-administered
questionnaire sent to a random sample (N= 4992) of the 15-to 70-year-old population of …

In order to investigate the prevalence of asbestos-related diseases, a cross-sectional
population study was conducted among 28 216 men aged 40 years in nine municipalities of …

This review assesses the contribution of occupational asbestos exposure to the occurrence
of mesothelioma and lung cancer in Europe. Available information on national asbestos …

This population-based case-referent study investigated the lung cancer risk associated with
occupational exposure to asbestos, focusing on dose-response relations and the interaction …

Screening for asbestos‐induced diseases in Finland was carried out in 1990–1992 as a part
of the Asbestos Program of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. The aim of the …

In a hospital-based case-referent study of 176 incident lung cancer cases, ascertained
during a five-year period from two county hospitals, the role of asbestos exposure and …

A total of 719 lung cancers were identified in a follow-up of 135 000 Swedish construction
workers interviewed during 1971–1974 by occupational health nurses as part of a routine …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to estimate the role of past asbestos exposure as a
cause of radiographie small lung opacities and pleural abnormalities in the Finnish adult …