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Asbestos-associated diseases in Swedish shipyard workers
B. Järvholm
; Department of Occupational Medicine, Sahlgren Hospital and G. Företagshälsovard, Göteborg, Sweden
A. Sandén
; Department of Occupational Medicine, Sahlgren Hospital and G. Företagshälsovard, Göteborg, Sweden
Abstract
Asbestos has been extensively used in Swedish shipyards, but its use has come to an end in the early 1970s. Asbestos-related diseases are still common. There are many cases of pleural plaques, strongly related to age. The risk ratio of lung cancer was about 2 among shipyard workers compared to the general population. It has decreased during recent years. The actual incidence of mesothelioma is about 0.5 per 1 000 person-years. Severe asbestosis is rare
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152599
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Publication date:
15.6.1989.
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