Open AccessAsbestos exposure and the risk of lung cancer in a general urban population.
Author(s) -
Antti Karjalainen,
Sisko Anttila,
Esa Vanhala,
Harri Vainio
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1401
Subject(s) - asbestos , lung cancer , medicine , adenocarcinoma , odds ratio , pathology , cancer , risk factor , lung , population , small cell carcinoma , squamous carcinoma , carcinoma , oncology , materials science , environmental health , metallurgy
The aim of the study was to investigate the asbestos-associated risk of lung cancer according to histological type of cancer, lobe of origin, pulmonary concentration, and type of amphibole fibers and also to estimate the etiologic fraction of asbestos for lung cancer.