Effect of smoking on attack rates of pulmonary and pleural lesions related to exposure to asbestos dust.
In follow-up studies of samples of employees at two of Her Majesty's Dockyards the prevalence of asbestos-related lesions in smokers and ex-smokers was statistically significantly higher than in non-smokers even when differences in age and exposure risk were considered.
D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D004739:England; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009326:Naval Medicine; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications*
D001194:Asbestos