Open AccessA Meta-analysis of Asbestos and Lung Cancer: Is Better Quality Exposure Assessment Associated with Steeper Slopes of the Exposure–Response Relationships?
Author(s) -
Virissa Lenters,
Roel Vermeulen,
Sies Dogger,
Leslie Stayner,
Lützen Portengen,
Alex Burdorf,
Dick Heederik
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1002879
Subject(s) - lung cancer , asbestos , medicine , meta analysis , exposure assessment , relative risk , population , chrysotile , environmental health , oncology , confidence interval , materials science , metallurgy
Asbestos is a well-recognized cause of lung cancer, but there is considerable between-study heterogeneity in the slope of the exposure-response relationship.
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