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JEM name
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Asbestos JEM
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Institute
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Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center
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Country
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Netherlands
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Contact person
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Alex Burdorf
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Email
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a.burdorf@erasmusmc.nl
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References (citation)
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- Swuste P, Dahhan M, Burdorf A. Linking expert judgement and long-term trends in occupational exposure into a job-exposure matrix for historical exposure to asbestos in The Netherlands. Ann Occup Hyg 2008;52:397-403.
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References (weblinks)
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Attachments
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Year JEM was developed
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2008
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Agents
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Fibres
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- Asbestos (any form of asbestos chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, etc. or asbestos-containing material)
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Occupation Axis
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Yes
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Coding system
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Coding system (Number of digits used)
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4
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Industry Axis
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Yes
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Industry coding system
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Region(s)
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- Region axis [specify region]
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Specify region
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Europe
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Time period covered
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1945-1994
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Time intervals
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5 year interval
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Sex-specific
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No
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Age-specific
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No
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Intensity
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Yes
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Intensity categories/units
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- Semi-quantitative (specify categories and cut-off points, if applicable )
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Semi-quantitative (specify categories and cut-off points, if applicable )
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0.01-0.5 fibers/m3; 0.5-1; 1-2; 2-5; 5-10; 10 plus
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Probability
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Yes
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Probability categories/levels
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Proportion of exposed persons: 0-5%; 5-20%, 20-80%; 80-100%
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Duration
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No
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Frequency
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No
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Peaks
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No
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Data source(s)
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- Expert assessment
- Direct measurements
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Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
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- Offermans N, Vermeulen R, Burdorf A, Peters S, Goldbohm RA,Koeman T,van Tongeren M, Kauppinen T, Kant IJ, Kromhout H, van den Brandt PA. Comparison of expert and job-exposure matrix based retrospective exposure assessment of occupational carcinogens in the Netherlands Cohort Study. Occup Environ Med 2012;69:745-51.
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Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Links
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- 10.1136/oemed-2011-100556
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Validation studies done: Texts
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- Offermans N, Vermeulen R, Burdorf A, Peters S, Goldbohm RA,Koeman T,van Tongeren M, Kauppinen T, Kant IJ, Kromhout H, van den Brandt PA. Comparison of expert and job-exposure matrix based retrospective exposure assessment of occupational carcinogens in the Netherlands Cohort Study. Occup Environ Med 2012;69:745-51.
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Validation studies done: Links
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- 10.1136/oemed-2011-100556
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Validation studies done: Attachments
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Availability
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Strengths
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Systematic evaluation based on exposure measurements from 3 countries
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Weaknesses
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strongly oriented towards Dutch working conditions
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