Incidence and mortality from malignant mesothelioma 1982-2020 and relationship with asbestos exposure: the Australian Mesothelioma Registry
Conclusions
With effective control of occupational asbestos use, the decline in age-standardised incidence and death rates has occurred. Incidence rates among women, in whom occupational asbestos exposure is rarely detectable, remain unchanged, pointing to the role of household and /or environmental asbestos exposure.
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Walker-Bone, K., Benke, G., MacFarlane, E., Klebe, S., Takahashi, K., Brims, F., Sim, M. R., Driscoll, T. R. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research
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