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Authors's response: Pleural mesothelioma and occupational and non-occupational asbestos exposure: a case–control study with quantitative risk assessment.
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Funding The Casale case–control study was supported by a grant from Regione Piemonte, Ricerca Sanitaria Finalizzata 2004 (to CM) and by the Regione Piemonte, Ricerca Scientifica Applicata 2003 (to DM and CM). Analyses for the present study were supported by the Italian National Institute of Health—ISS, “Progetto Amianto” (to CM).
Competing interests DM and CM acted as expert witnesses for the public prosecutor in criminal trials on asbestos-related cancers.
Patient consent All participating subjects received written detailed information on the study, and signed consent forms for the interview and the processing of sensitive personal data.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.