title: [Mortality in malignant tumors of the peritoneum in Italy: search for correlations with exposure to asbestos].
abstract: In the years 1981-85, 2438 malignant neoplasms of peritoneum occurred in Italy: the crude mortality rate was 0.86 X 10(-5) per year. The standardized mortality rates of Italian provinces ranged from 0.20 to 1.86 X 10(-5) per year. Some degree of misclassification can affect the ascertainment of peritoneal tumors as a death cause. In some of the Provinces with the highest mortality rates dockyards or asbestos-cement industries are located (e.g. Genova, La Spezia; Alessandria); in other Provinces the presence of industries involving an important use of asbestos could not be ruled out.
authors: Laboratorio di Igiene Ambientale, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Bruno
authors: M
authors: M
authors: De Santis
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Comba
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Bagnato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
vernacular_title: La mortalità per tumore maligno del peritoneo in Italia: ricerca di correlazioni con l'esposizione ad amianto.