title: [Pleural mesotheliomas in the Po River valley near Pavia; mortality, incidence and the correlations with an asbestos cement plant].
abstract: A spatial cluster of pleural mesothelioma cases was detected in Broni, in the Province of Pavia (northwestern Italy). Eighteen deaths due to malignant pleural neoplasms were observed in the years 1980-87 (SMR: 556; 95% confidence interval: 329-878) and the incidence of pleural mesothelioma in 1980-89 was 9.1 cases per 100,000 person-years among men and 4.3 cases among women. These findings are discussed with reference to the presence in Broni of a plant manufacturing asbestos cement products.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Epidemiologia dei Tumori, USL 8 e Università, Torino.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Comba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Paola
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
vernacular_title: Mesoteliomi pleurici nell'Oltrepò Pavese: mortalità, incidenza e correlazioni con un insediamento del cemento amianto.