Whodunit? Liability for mesothelioma cases.
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.
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Environmental Health Strategies, Redwood City, CA 94065.
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