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Subjects with exposure to erionite in Turkey
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n | 16 |
Age (y) |
Mean (SD) | 40.3 (9.2) |
(Range) | (28–63) |
20–35 | 4 |
36–40 | 6 |
41–55 | 4 |
⩾56 | 2 |
Sex ratio (M/F) | 2.2 (11/5) |
Duration of exposure (y, mean (SD)) | 28.6 (15.8) |
Delay since end of exposure (y, mean (SD)) | 11.7 (12.0) |
Subjects with lifelong exposure (n) | 7 |
Occupation (M/F): |
Farmer or villager | 3/2 |
Housewives | 0/3 |
Blue collar workers | 4/0 |
White collar workers | 4/0 |
Disease (M/F): |
Malignant pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma | 2/3 |
Benign pleural disease | 1/5 |
Lung fibrosis | 1/0 |
Pleural effusion | 0 |
Normal findings or other disease | 1/4 |