Occupations and geographical distribution of mesothelioma in Switzerland 1989–2018 – record linkage of an asbestos-exposed population with the Swiss National Cohort

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the possibility of linking the data of the Swiss Laboratory for Particle Analysis (Silag), a valuable but incomplete data source in the field of asbestos-related diseases, to the Swiss National Cohort (SNC). With the resulting comprehensive dataset, we intended to provid...

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Main Authors: Benjamin N. Locher, Fabio Barresi, Barbara K. Kuhn, Bart Vrugt, Matthias Bopp, Holger Dressel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2022-05-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Online Access:https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3191