Analysis of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Brazil Using Multiple Health Information Systems, 1996-2017

• Main Authors: Eduardo Algranti (Author), Vilma S. Santana (Author), Felipe Campos (Author), Leonardo Salvi (Author), Cézar A. Saito (Author), Franciana Cavalcante (Author), Heleno R. Correa-Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In Brazil, asbestos was intensively used from the 1960s until its ban in 2017. Mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural plaques are typical asbestos-related diseases (ARD-T). To create an ARD-T national database, death records from 1996-2017 were retrieved from several health information sy...