title: National mesothelioma incidence and the past use of asbestos.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland. atos@occuphealth.fi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tossavainen
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos