Variations in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, selfreported asthma attacks, and use of asthma medication in the European Community Respiratory Health …

S Chinn, C Luczynska, D Jarvis, EL Ait Khaled… - European respiratory …, 1996 - iris.unito.it
Asthma is a common chronic disorder which may be increasing in prevalence. However,
little is known of its distribution and determinants. The European Community Respiratory …

Occupational asthma and occupational rhinitis in hairdressers

G Moscato, P Pignatti, MR Yacoub, C Romano… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Background: Hairdressers are at risk for occupational respiratory diseases, but the risk
factors, causal agents, and underlying mechanisms are not completely defined. Aim: To …

Lung cancer mortality in European men: trends and predictions

M Malvezzi, C Bosetti, T Rosso, P Bertuccio… - Lung Cancer, 2013 - Elsevier
Lung cancer mortality in men from the European Union (EU) peaked in the late 1980s at an
age-standardised (world standard population) rate over 53/100,000 and declined …

Iron-loaded synthetic chrysotile: a new model solid for studying the role of iron in asbestos toxicity

E Gazzano, F Turci, E Foresti, MG Putzu… - Chemical research in …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The generation of reactive oxygen species and other radicals, catalyzed by iron ions at the
fiber surface, is thought to play an important role in asbestos-induced cytotoxicity and …

Mortality study of talc miners and millers

GF Rubino, G Scansetti, G Piolatto… - Journal of Occupational …, 1976 - JSTOR
Our study was conducted on a talc which is mineralogically very pure in its natural state. This
is the type of material used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. All the subjects of …

Bladder cancer mortality of workers exposed to aromatic amines: a 58-year follow-up

E Pira, G Piolatto, E Negri, C Romano… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
We previously investigated bladder cancer risk in a cohort of dyestuff workers who were
heavily exposed to aromatic amines from 1922 through 1972. We updated the follow-up by …

In vitro percutaneous penetration and characterization of silver from silver-containing textiles

C Bianco, S Kezic, M Crosera, V Svetličić… - International journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to determine the in vitro percutaneous penetration of silver
and characterize the silver species released from textiles in different layers of full thickness …

Mortality of talc miners and millers from Val Chisone, Northern Italy: an updated cohort study

E Pira, M Coggiola, C Ciocan, C Romano… - … of Occupational and …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to update the analysis of mortality of a cohort of talc
miners and millers in Northern Italy. Methods: We analyzed the mortality during 1946 to …

Mortality from cancer and other causes among Italian chrysotile asbestos miners

E Pira, C Romano, F Donato, C Pelucchi… - Occupational and …, 2017 - oem.bmj.com
Objective To investigate the long-term mortality of a cohort of Italian asbestos miners.
Methods The cohort included 1056 men employed in a chrysotile mine between 1930 and …

Updated mortality study of a cohort of asbestos textile workers

E Pira, C Romano, FS Violante, A Farioli… - Cancer …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Limited information is available on risk of peritoneal mesothelioma after asbestos exposure,
and in general on the risk of cancer after cessation of asbestos exposure. We updated to …