title: Whodunit? Liability for mesothelioma cases.
abstract: It is possible to apportion blame for mesothelioma incidence to previous exposure in relation to an exponent of the time since that exposure. This article demonstrates the application of a formula to calculate the probability that a specific exposure caused an individual mesothelioma case.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Health Strategies, Redwood City, CA 94065.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D001195:Asbestosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D011336:Probability; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*