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The risk of cancer in chrysotile asbestos miners and millers

https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-9-647-648

Abstract

In 2019, with the aim of assessing mortality risks, the formation of the world’s largest cohort of chrysotile asbestos miners and millers was completed at the largest developed chrysotile mine in the world, including a large proportion of working women with extensive data to assess individual exposure and vital status.

About the Authors

E. V. Kovalevskiy
Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health
Russian Federation


J. . Schuz
WHO IARC
Russian Federation


S. V. Kashanskiy
Ekaterinburg Medical Centre of Science Preventive Maintenance and Health Protection of Workers of the Industrial Enterprises
Russian Federation


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Kovalevskiy E.V., Schuz J., Kashanskiy S.V. The risk of cancer in chrysotile asbestos miners and millers. Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology. 2019;(9):647-648. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-9-647-648

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ISSN 1026-9428 (Print)
ISSN 2618-8945 (Online)