Effect of Asbestos Consumption on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Italy: Forecasts of Mortality up to 2040

Effect of Asbestos Consumption on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Italy: Forecasts of Mortality up to 2040

Statistical models used to forecast malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) trends often do not take into account historical asbestos consumption, possibly resulting in less accurate predictions of the future MPM death toll. We used the distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) approach to predict future...

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Main Authors: Enrico Oddone, Jordy Bollon, Consuelo Rubina Nava, Dario Consonni, Alessandro Marinaccio, Corrado Magnani, Antonio Gasparrini, Francesco Barone-Adesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
asbestos consumption
forecasts
pleural mesothelioma
distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM)
occupational medicine
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/13/3338

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