title: [Problems related to studies on the mortality of industrial workers exemplified by observations of persons exposed to asbestos dust].
abstract: The most significant problems strictly connected with studies of mortality in industrial cohorts are: selection of reference population, obtention of data for cohorts in historically prospective studies (completeners and reliability of sources of information on employment and death), determination of exposure in retrospective cohorts, disturbing factors, methods of statistical analyses. Basing on literature and their own experience the authoresses thoroughly analysed the first three methodological issues related to studies of mortality rates in industrial cohorts.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008875:Middle Aged; D012015:Reference Standards
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D001194:Asbestos
vernacular_title: Problemy badań umieralności w kohortach przemysłowych na przykładzie obserwacji kohort narazonych na pył azbestu.