Assessing lifetime occupational chrysotile inhalation exposure, respiratory symptoms, and lung cancer risk among brake maintenance workers in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yusof, Muhammad Zubir, Zahaba, Maryam, Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri, Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin, Abdul Hadi, Hazrin, Maghpor, Mohd Norhafsam, Noraini, Nor Mohd Razif
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: SAGE Publications Ltd 2024
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RA1190 Toxicology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/114825/1/114825_Assessing%20lifetime%20occupational%20chrysotile.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/114825/2/114825_Assessing%20lifetime%20occupational%20chrysotile_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/114825/3/114825_Assessing%20lifetime%20occupational%20chrysotile_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/114825/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/07482337241273755

This study aimed to estimate workers’ occupational lifetime exposure to chrysotile and examine the respiratory symptoms and lung cancer risk. A total of 112 workers were interviewed about their occupational histories. Exposure modeling using information on the determinants of exposure was used to...