The British mesothelioma register contains all deaths from 1968 to 2001 where
mesothelioma was mentioned on the death certificate. These data were used to predict the …

Projections for the period 1995–2029 suggest that the number of men dying from
mesothelioma in Western Europe each year will almost double over the next 20 years, from …

Abstract Background The British mesothelioma register contains all deaths from 1968 to
2001 where mesothelioma was mentioned on the death certificate. Aims To present …

Mesothelioma is closely related to exposure to asbestos, and mesothelioma mortality can be
taken as an index of past exposure to asbestos in the population. We analysed …

Using register data, time trends in mesothelioma incidence in Australia from 1945 to 2002
were calculated. Incidences are reported by age, sex, anatomic site, and state of notification …

OBJECTIVES Previous projections of mortality from mesothelioma among French men have
used the age-generation method, based on the Poisson regression model. In this study an …

Italy was the second main asbestos producer in Europe, after the Soviet Union, until the end
of the 1980s, and raw asbestos was imported on a large scale until 1992. The Italian pattern …

Background Mesothelioma is increasingly recognised as a global health issue and the
assessment of its global burden is warranted. Objectives To descriptively analyse national …

We obtained lifetime occupational and residential histories by telephone interview with 622
mesothelioma patients (512 men, 110 women) and 1420 population controls. Odds ratios …

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 …