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Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Vol. 39 No. 4, 1988.

Short communication, Note

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

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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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https://hrcak.srce.hr/152599

Publication date:

15.6.1989.

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