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Vol. 53 No. 4 (2017)
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2017-12-18

Silicosis mortality in Italy: temporal trends 1990-2012 and spatial patterns 2000-2012

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Giada Minelli, Amerigo Zona, Fulvio Cavariani, Pietro Comba, Roberto Pasetto

Keywords: Silicosis, Environmental Health, Mortality Data, Epidemiology

Abstract

The present study investigates the occurrence of silicosis in Italy and its temporal trends and spatial patterns using mortality data. The aim is to give a contribution, albeit with a conservative estimate inferred from mortality data, to epidemiological knowledge of silicosis in Italy. Trends in mortality due to silicosis from 1990 to 2012 were evaluated and a municipal cluster analysis was performed. It shows that mortality due to silicosis is declining but still not eradicated and that one of its main features is regional variability: in this respect, the cluster analysis performed allowed to identify 34 different geographic areas. The results obtained may help display a more detailed picture of silicosis epidemiology and contribute to the fight against exposure to silica, an undisputable public health commitment.
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Giada Minelli - Servizio di Statistica - Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Amerigo Zona - Dipartimento Ambiente e Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Fulvio Cavariani - Centro Regionale di Riferimento Amianto - Laboratorio di Igiene Industriale, Dipartimento di Prevenzione, ASL Viterbo

Pietro Comba - Dipartimento Ambiente e Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Roberto Pasetto - Dipartimento Ambiente e Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità

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Minelli, G., Zona, A., Cavariani, F., Comba, P., & Pasetto, R. (2017). Silicosis mortality in Italy: temporal trends 1990-2012 and spatial patterns 2000-2012. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, 53(4), 275–282. Retrieved from https://annali.iss.it/index.php/anna/article/view/535
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