National mesothelioma incidence and the past use of asbestos.
In Western Europe, Scandinavia, North America and Australia the manufacture and use of asbestos products peaked in the 1970's. The current incidence of mesothelioma ranges from 14 to 35 cases/million/year in eleven industrialized countries which had used asbestos 2.0 to 5.5 kg/capita/year about 25 years earlier. A significant linear correlation (r = 0.80, p = 0.01) exists between the two variables. Accordingly, about 170 tons of produced and consumed asbestos will cause at least one death from mesothelioma, most often as a consequence of occupational exposure.
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Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland. atos@occuphealth.fi
D001194:Asbestos / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
D001194:Asbestos