Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Search for citing articles in:
ISI Web of Science (4)
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by JÄRVHOLM, B.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by JÄRVHOLM, B.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

© 1992 Oxford University Press

other

Pleural Plaques and Exposure to Asbestos: A Mathematical Model

BENGT JÄRVHOLM

Department of Occupational Medicine, Sahlgren's Hospital St Sigfridsgatan 85, S-412 66 Goteborg, Sweden

The objective of this study was to find a model to describe the relationship between the occurrence of pleural plaques and exposure to asbestos. A simple model based on the cumulative exposure was postulated and empirically tested on shipyard workers occupationally exposed to asbestos. Exposure time was used to approximate the cumulative dose. It was found that the incidence of pleural plaques could be described as K(‘t–w)8 where ‘t’ is time since onset of exposure; ‘K’ is a constant that ‘would depend on the level of asbestos exposure; ‘w’ is a latency period and was around 13 years; ‘a’ is a constant that was 0.4. In subgroups of the workers, i.e. plumbers, fitters and platers, ‘a’ was 0.4, 0.6 and 0.2 respectively.

Revised 1 June 1992


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Indoor and Built EnvironmentHome page
G. Hillerdal
Pleural Plaques: Incidence and Epidemiology, Exposed Workers and the General Population: A Review
Indoor and Built Environment, March 1, 1997; 6(2): 86 - 95.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.