Asbestos: use, bans and disease burden in Europe

• Main Authors: Takashi Kameda (Author), Ken Takahashi (Author), Rokho Kim (Author), Ying Jiang (Author), Mehrnoosh Movahed (Author), Eun-Kee Park (Author), Jorma Rantanen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To analyse national data on asbestos use and related diseases in the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). Methods For each of the 53 countries, per capita asbestos use (kg/capita/year) and age-adjusted mortality rates (deaths/million persons/year) due to mesothelioma and...