Study (ref)4-150 | Location | Study type and population4-151 | Controls4-152 | Period4-153 | Cases4-154 | Source of diagnosis |
de Klerk et al 13 | Wittenoom, Australia | Nested CC in crocidolite miners and millers | Alive, no ARD | 1979–86 | 40 | Death certificates, medical records |
Martischnig et al 14 | Gateshead, England | Hospital CC in shipbuilding area | Patients, no LC | 1972–73 | 201 | Confirmed clinical |
Rubino et al 15 | Balangero, Italy | Nested CC in chrysotile miners and millers | Alive when case died | 1946–75 | 12 | Death certificates, medical records |
Pastorino et al 16 | Lombardy, Italy | CC in industrial areas | Population | 1976–79 | 176 | Confirmed clinical |
Bovenzi et al 17 | Trieste, Italy | Decedent CC in industrial and shipbuilding area | Decedent, no COPD, SRC | 1979–81, 1985–86 | 516 | Autopsy records |
Minowaet al 18 | Yokosuka, Japan | Decedent CC in shipbuilding area | Decedent, no CA, PN, AC, SUI | 1979–82 | 116 | Confirmed clinical or autopsy |
Kjuuset al 19 | Telemark and Vestfold, Norway | Hospital CC in industrial and shipbuilding areas | Patients, no COPD, ODP | 1979–83 | 176 | Medical records |
Garshick et al 20 | USA | Decedent CC in railroad workers | Decedent, no CA, AC, SUI, UC | 1981–82 | 1081 | Death certificates |
Blot et al 21-23 | Georgia, Virginia, Florida, USA | Hospital and decedent CCs in shipbuilding areas | Patients and decedents, no COPD or LC | 1970–78 | 458, 319, 295 | Death certificates, medical records |
↵4-150 First author of most papers on study; reference is to paper from which main results were obtained.
↵4-151 CC=case-control.
↵4-152 AC=accident; ARD=asbestos related disease; CA=cancer; COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LC=lung cancer; ODP=other diseases precluding employment in heavy industry; PN=pneumoconiosis; SRC=smoking related cancer; SUI=suicide; UC=unknown cause.
↵4-153 For nested case-control studies period relates to mortality follow up, for other studies to period of death or diagnosis.
↵4-154 Number of cases with data on smoking and asbestos exposure. In Blot, numbers are for Georgia, Virginia, and Florida respectively. In Minowa and Garshick the number of cases are totals in study.