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T Vetrugno

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PubMed1996

Accuracy of death certification of pleural mesothelioma in Italy.

In order to provide estimates of the accuracy of death certification of malignant pleural mesothelioma in Italy, the causes of death of a series of ascertained cases were investigated. The study included 523 cases of pleural mesothelioma diagnosed in 1984-1988 by 88 hospital departments and clinics. Vital status at 7 May 1990 was ascertained for 92.7% of subjects. The overall concordance between pathological diagnosis and death certification was about 75%.

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PubMed1991

[Epidemiologic surveillance of pleural mesothelioma in Italy].

A collaborative study has been performed in order to detect cases of pleural mesothelioma diagnosed or treated in Italy in the years 1984-88. Cases have been notified to ISS by 88 centres (clinics of thoracic surgery and respiratory diseases, oncologic centres, institutes of pathology), active in 14 Italian regions. Altogether, 575 cases (415 males and 160 females) have been included in the study. Information on occupation and/or on non occupational exposure to asbestos was available for 65% of the subjects, and the occurrence of definite or possible exposure to asbestos was estimated for 58% of them.

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[Specific bronchostimulation tests in occupational medicine].

A review of the literature about specific bronchial provocation tests in occupational asthma was made. The Authors focus on some problems related to the methods of exposure; furthermore, in separate chapters the bissynosis and the relationship between specific and aspecific hyperresponsivity are dealt with. The Authors conclude that it is necessary a standardization of the methods for the reproducibility of the tests, and, as in aspecific hyperresponsivity, so also the specific responsivity may be quantified in dose-response curves.

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