Smoking prevalence of asbestos workers: A comment
โ Scribed by J.H. Lange; K.W. Thomulka
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 37 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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## Abstract ## Background Asbestos exposure and concomitant cigarette smoking markedly increase the risk of lung cancer and contribute to the prevalence and severity of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. ## Methods A crossโsectional survey of 214 asbestos workers was initiated to determine the pre
Between 1935 and 1953, a series of publications appeared in England, Germany and America reporting cases of lung cancer amongst asbestos workers. As early as 1943, the German scientiยฎc consensus was that the evidence was strong enough to deem the association to be causal. On reviewing a more extensi