Mortality from cancer and other causes in the Balangero cohort of chrysotile asbestos miners

Enrico Pira; Claudio Pelucchi; Pier Giorgio Piolatto; Eva Negri; T Bilei; Carlo La Vecchia

doi:10.1136/oem.2008.044693

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Mortality from cancer and other causes in the Balangero cohort of chrysotile asbestos miners

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This updated analysis, with almost 60% of the cohort having died, confirmed the excess mortality from pleural and peritoneal cancers and from several alcohol-related causes.

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