Abstract In Western Europe, Scandinavia, North America, and Australia the manufacture and
use of asbestos products peaked in the 1970s. Current incidences of mesothelioma range …

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Aims: To predict the expected number of pleural mesothelioma deaths in the Netherlands
from 2000 to 2028 and to study the effect of main uncertainties in the modelling technique …

Objective: To describe the occupational background of cases with an asbestos-related
disease and to present overall mesothelioma risks across industries with historical exposure …

Compensation schemes for asbestos-related diseases have developed different strategies
for attributing a specific disease to occupational exposure to asbestos in the past. In the …

The paper describes the origins and position of the chair and Safety Science Group in Delft
within the context of the broader debate on the role of higher education in the improvement …

The aim of this study was to estimate to what degree malignant pleural mesotheliomas were
reported as occupational cancers. The study included all malignant pleural mesotheliomas …

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 …

Objectives Exposure to asbestos fibres increases the risk of mesothelioma and lung cancer.
Although the vast majority of mesothelioma cases are caused by asbestos exposure, the …

In Western Europe, Scandinavia, North America and Australia the manufacture and use of
asbestos products peaked in the 1970's. The current incidence of mesothelioma ranges from …