PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Meng Yang
AU  - Dongming Wang
AU  - Shiming Gan
AU  - Lieyang Fan
AU  - Man Cheng
AU  - Linling Yu
AU  - Bin Wang
AU  - Wei Li
AU  - Jixuan Ma
AU  - Min Zhou
AU  - Weihong Chen
TI  - Increasing incidence of asbestosis worldwide, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease study 2017
AID  - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-214822
DP  - 2020 Sep 01
TA  - Thorax
PG  - 798--800
VI  - 75
IP  - 9
4099  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/75/9/798.short
4100  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/75/9/798.full
SO  - Thorax2020 Sep 01; 75
AB  - Global incidence and temporal trends of asbestosis are rarely explored. Using the detailed information on asbestosis from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017, we described the age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) and its average annual percentage change. A Joinpoint Regression model was applied to identify varying temporal trends over time. Although the use of asbestos has been completely banned in many countries, the ASIR of asbestosis increased globally from 1990 to 2017. Furthermore, the most pronounced increases in ASIR of asbestosis were detected in high-income North America and Australasia. These findings indicate that efforts to change the asbestos regulation policy are urgently needed.