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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN THE FRENCH ASBESTOS INDUSTRY

Objective

ASSESSMENT OF THE RISKS OF HUMAN EXPOSURE IN THE ASBESTOS INDUSTRY.

THE STUDY CONSISTS OF THREE MAIN PARTS:

1. PULMONARY AND PLEURAL RADIOLOGY AMONG 6063 SUBJECTS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS IN THE INDUSTRY (COMPLETED AND RECENTLY PUBLISHED).

2. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PULMONARY FUNCTION IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS AND WORKERS WHO ARE NOT EXPOSED.

3. AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY COMPARING MORTALITY OF EXPOSED AND NON-EXPOSED GROUPS, BY CAUSE OF DEATH, CORREDTED FOR AGE AND SEX. THE FOLLOWING CAUSES OF DEATH SPECIFICIALLY CONSIDERED : MESOTHELIOMA; SELECTED TUMOURS, RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, CARDIO-VASULAR DISEASE, ALCOHOLISM, SUICIDE, ACCIDENTS.

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Coordinator

Association Française de l'Amiante
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10 rue de la Pépinière
75008 Paris
France

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