OBJECTIVE: To describe the occupational background of cases with an @entity66 and to present overall @entity2615 risks across industries with historical exposure to @entity1355 . METHODS: For the period 1990-2000, cases were collected from records held by two law firms. Information on jobs held, previous employers, activities performed and specific products used were obtained from @entity1 themselves or next of kin. Branches of industry and occupations were coded and the likelihood of @entity1355 exposure was assessed. For each branch of industry, the overall risk of @entity2615 was calculated from the ratio of the observed number of @entity2615 cases and the cumulative population-at-risk in the period 1947-1960. In order to compare @entity2615 risks across different industries, risk ratios were calculated for the primary @entity1355 industry and @entity1355 user industries relative to all other branches of industry. RESULTS: In total, 710 @entity2615 and 86 @entity1355 cases were available. The average latency period was approximately 40 yr and the average duration of exposure was 22 yr. @entity2708 building and maintenance contributed the largest number of cases (27%), followed by the construction industry (14%), the insulation industry (12%), and the navy and army, primarily related to @entity2708 building and maintenance (5%). In the insulation industry, the overall risk of @entity2615 was 5 out of 100 workers, and in the @entity2708 building industry, 1 out of 100 workers. The construction industry had an overall risk comparable with many other @entity1355 -using industries (7 per 10,000 workers), but due to its size claimed many @entity2615 cases. CONCLUSION: The majority of cases with @entity66 had experienced their first @entity1355 exposure prior to 1960. For cases with first @entity1355 exposure after 1960, a shift was observed from the primary @entity1355 industry towards @entity1355 -using industries, such as construction, petroleum refining, and train building and maintenance. Due to the long latency period, @entity1355 exposure from 1960 to 1980 will cause a considerable number of @entity2615 cases in the next two decades.

Occupational characteristics of cases with XXXX in The Netherlands.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['asbestos-related disease', 'asbestos-related diseases'] @entity2615 :: ('MESH:D008654', 'Disease') :: ['mesotheliomas', 'mesothelioma'] @entity2708 :: ('3635', 'Gene') :: ['Ship', 'ship'] @entity1355 :: ('MESH:D001195', 'Disease') :: ['asbestos', 'asbestosis']
@entity66 :: (MESH:D004194,Disease) :: ['asbestos-related diseases']
