Occupational and environmental links to mesothelioma deaths occurring in Leeds during 1971-1987

A minority of Leeds mesothelioma cases had a direct or indirect occupational link to a particular factory, but most deaths occurred in people employed in other occupations where contact with asbestos was likely or possible. However, the finding of a number of mesothelioma cases with no known exposur...

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Published in:Journal of public health medicine 1995-09, Vol.17 (3), p.297-304
Main Authors: Arblaster, L., Hatton, P., Howel, D., Renvoize, E., Schweiger, M., Swinburne, L. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asbestos
Death
England - epidemiology
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Factors
Female
Humans
Leeds
Male
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma - etiology
Mesothelioma - mortality
Middle Aged
Occupational exposure
Patients
Peritoneal Neoplasms - etiology
Peritoneal Neoplasms - mortality
Pleural Neoplasms - etiology
Pleural Neoplasms - mortality
Population Surveillance
Registries
Residence Characteristics
Retrospective Studies
Urban Health
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Summary:A minority of Leeds mesothelioma cases had a direct or indirect occupational link to a particular factory, but most deaths occurred in people employed in other occupations where contact with asbestos was likely or possible. However, the finding of a number of mesothelioma cases with no known exposure to asbestos via occupational or household contact routes points to the need for a further controlled study to estimate the risks of non-occupational asbestos exposure. (Original abstract-amended)
ISSN:0957-4832
1464-3782