Asbestos related diseases among workers of asbestos processing plants in relation to type of production and asbestos use

• Main Authors: Neonila Szeszenia-Dąbrowska (Author), Beata Świątkowska (Author), Wojciech Sobala (Author), Zuzanna Szubert (Author), Urszula Wilczyńska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Asbestos dust is one of the most dangerous pneumoconiotic and carcinogenic agents. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of asbestosis and pleural mesothelioma, depending on asbestos consumption and the type of manufactured products, among former asbestos workers in Poland....