Asbestos exposure is associated with several benign lung or pleural diseases, including
asbestos pleurisy, diffuse pleural thickening, and asbestosis. Exposure to asbestos can also …

Objective: Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) is a rare malignancy of the serosa membranes
with a high mortality rate and long latent period. The relationship between a group of mineral …

Results: From the combination of the four identified dimensions it is possible to have 108
ELSA codes divided in three typological profiles of estimated risk of exposure. Conclusions …

Estudios sugieren una asociación entre exposición ocupacional en la industria de la
construcción y cáncer de pulmón. Sin embargo, la evidencia de la literatura es limitada. Se …

An investigation was conducted to identify high-risk industries for histological subtypes of
lung cancer based on a large population-based case-control study in British Columbia …

Se presenta el caso de un varón de 72 años de edad, ex fumador desde hace años,
diagnosticado de silicosis y carcinoma epidermoide de pulmón derecho, solicitándose por …

Objectives: Construction workers are exposed to various hazardous substances
simultaneously. However, little is known about the exposure hazards in construction …

Objetivo: estudiar las características del mesotelioma pleural maligno en pacientes con
exposición paraocupacional, ambiental y ocupacional a asbesto, de 2000 a 2004. Métodos …

Asbestos is a term used to classify six naturally occurring mineral silicates that are fibrous in
nature (Virta, 2006). While these mineral forms were recognized to be notably different from …

In letteratura scientifica, non esiste un metodo universalmente condiviso circa
l'identificazione dei soggetti esposti ad amianto e di una loro conseguente catalogazione in …