General Practitioners (GPs) have good knowledge of health status and sociocultural backgrounds of their patients, thus could be decisive in early detection of cases of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs). In this cross-sectional pilot study, we investigated perception and knowledge on asbestos risk amongst GPs practicing in Molise region, central Italy, who anonymously completed a 29-items questionnaire developed for this study on the perceived risk and comprehension of the exposure effects and own rules. Based on GPs’ answers, we classified awareness and knowledge into four quartile classes from inadequate (0-24%), poor (25-49%), moderate (50-74%) and high (75-100%). Twenty-eight GPs (median age 63 years; 82% male) participated. Perception an...
Although medical surveillance of workers previously exposed to asbestos has been made mandatory by s...
While many public health threats are now widely appreciated by the public, the risks from asbestos e...
While many public health threats are now widely appreciated by the public, the risks from asbestos e...
Occupational and environmental asbestos exposure continues to represent a public health problem, des...
Occupational and environmental asbestos exposure continues to represent a public health problem, des...
Objective: There is no treatment for asbestos–related diseases, but they can be prevented. One of th...
training among managers who had previously commissioned an asbestos survey in their workplace buildi...
Asbestos is a human carcinogen and has been prohibited in many countries around the world. Long-term...
Asbestos is a human carcinogen and has been prohibited in many countries around the world. Long-term...
For the causal relationship between exposure to asbestos and certain diseases that have arisen in pa...
For the causal relationship between exposure to asbestos and certain diseases that have arisen in pa...
Occupational exposure to asbestos and incidence of malignant mesothelioma in the Lazio region, years...
Abstract Background Of an estimated 100000 workers exposed to asbestos in India, less than 30 have b...
In our country the rate of asbestos - related neoplasia, in particular pleural mesothelioma and lung...
Introduction: The diagnosis of lung disease in asbestos-exposed individuals is a process that not on...
Although medical surveillance of workers previously exposed to asbestos has been made mandatory by s...
While many public health threats are now widely appreciated by the public, the risks from asbestos e...
While many public health threats are now widely appreciated by the public, the risks from asbestos e...
Occupational and environmental asbestos exposure continues to represent a public health problem, des...
Occupational and environmental asbestos exposure continues to represent a public health problem, des...
Objective: There is no treatment for asbestos–related diseases, but they can be prevented. One of th...
training among managers who had previously commissioned an asbestos survey in their workplace buildi...
Asbestos is a human carcinogen and has been prohibited in many countries around the world. Long-term...
Asbestos is a human carcinogen and has been prohibited in many countries around the world. Long-term...
For the causal relationship between exposure to asbestos and certain diseases that have arisen in pa...
For the causal relationship between exposure to asbestos and certain diseases that have arisen in pa...
Occupational exposure to asbestos and incidence of malignant mesothelioma in the Lazio region, years...
Abstract Background Of an estimated 100000 workers exposed to asbestos in India, less than 30 have b...
In our country the rate of asbestos - related neoplasia, in particular pleural mesothelioma and lung...
Introduction: The diagnosis of lung disease in asbestos-exposed individuals is a process that not on...
Although medical surveillance of workers previously exposed to asbestos has been made mandatory by s...
While many public health threats are now widely appreciated by the public, the risks from asbestos e...
While many public health threats are now widely appreciated by the public, the risks from asbestos e...