A Study of Possible Predictors of Mesothelioma in Shipyard Workers Exposed to Asbestos
作者:
Åke Sandén,
Bengt Järvholm,
期刊:
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(OVID Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 33,
issue 7
页码: 770-773
ISSN:1076-2752
年代: 1991
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
In a prospective cohort study of 3893 shipyard workers, we estimated the value of medical monitoring, including chest radiograph, spirometry, and questions about smoking habits, asbestos exposure, and respiratory symptoms, as predictors of the risk of developing mesothelioma. There was no strong association between different exposure parametersand risk of mesothelioma. Impaired lung function and smoking were not predictors of risk of mesothelioma. Pleural plaque was not found to be associated with an increased risk of mesothelioma. Respiratory symptoms were of low value as predictors of risk of mesothelioma. Thus, traditional methods in health monitoring seem to be of low value in identifying persons with a high risk of mesothelioma in populations exposed to asbestos.
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