Relative burden of lung and pleural cancers from exposure to asbestos: a cross-sectional analysis of occupational mortality in England and Wales

Objectives To explore the extent to which asbestos-exposed jobs vary in the ratio of excess mortality from lung cancer to deaths from pleural cancer.Design Using data on underlying cause of death and last full-time occupation for 3 688 916 deaths among men aged 20–74 years in England and Wales durin...

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Main Authors: David Coggon, Andrew Darnton, Elizabeth Clare Harris, Stefania D'Angelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/4/e036319.full