Lewinsohn H C, Meigs J W, Teta M J, Flannery J T
IARC Sci Publ. 1980(30):655-60.
Medical, occupational and demographic data were collected for 229 cases of malignant mesothelioma and 38 other pleural tumours, their spouses, and 605 controls. Methods were developed for classifying subjects into probable asbestos exposure categories. Although disease incidence rates exhibited a rapid increase from 1955 to 1977, there remains a serious question of diagnostic reliability. A case review is being undertaken.
收集了229例恶性间皮瘤患者、38例其他胸膜肿瘤患者、他们的配偶以及605名对照者的医学、职业和人口统计学数据。已制定方法将受试者分为可能的石棉暴露类别。尽管疾病发病率在1955年至1977年间迅速上升，但诊断可靠性仍存在严重问题。正在进行病例复查。
