TY - JOUR T1 - Non-neoplastic mortality of European workers who produce man made mineral fibres JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine JO - Occup Environ Med SP - 648 LP - 648 DO - 10.1136/oem.57.9.648 VL - 57 IS - 9 AU - LEONARD CHIAZZE, JR AU - DEBORAH K WATKINS AU - CHERYL FRYAR AU - WILLIAM FAYERWEATHER Y1 - 2000/09/01 UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/57/9/648.abstract N2 - Editor—The recent publication by Saliet al reports “a suggestion of an increasing risk of death from non-malignant renal diseases” among rock and slag workers with employment in the early technological phase.1 No such relation was found for glass wool workers. The 1985 follow up of the man made mineral fibre worker (MMMF) study in the United States reported a significant increase in mortality for nephritis and nephrosis based on 56 deaths for the entire male cohort.2 Sali et al concluded that additional studies are warranted. We should like … Dr P Boffetta http://www.iarc.fr Dr P Boffetta http://www.iarc.fr ER -