[Preliminary study of cause-specific mortality of a population exposed to 50 Hz magnetic fields, in a district of Rome municipality].

Objective: To investigate cause-specific mortality in a population exposed to high levels of 50 Hz magnetic fields, in a district of Rome.

Design: A cohort of 357 subjects that are resident in an area of about 100 meters on the two sides of a 60 kV power line was studied. Exposure to 50 Hz magnetic fields was evaluated by spot and long-term measurements and by adopting a model based on current load, characteristics of the line and distance of dwellings from conductors.

[Mortality study of asbestos cement workers in Emilia-Romagna].

Objective: The present study updates to 06/30/1998 the cohort mortality study of 3358 workers employed in 10 asbestos cement production plants in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna.

Participants: The cohort includes 2712 males and 646 females.

Results: Overall mortality was significantly increased (SMR=131, IC95%:108-127).

[Mortality study of a cohort of insulation workers].

Cause specific mortality was investigated in a cohort of insulators employed by a company which operated in various parts of Italy. Follow-up covered the years 1960-1996. The cohort, which included 893 subjects, was derived from company files of relatively poor quality, which resulted in a high rate of lost to follow-up (10.