Carolina Mensi

Summary

Affiliation: Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Location: Milano, Italy
URL: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/carolina-mensi/23/354/824
Summary:
Biologist Epidemiologist
Grants:
1996: BSc
2000: PhD in Public Health
2001: Post-Graduate School in Hygiene and Public Health
2004: Master in Epidemiology
Publications:
Pleural malignant mesothelioma epidemic. Incidence, modalities of asbestos exposure and occupations involved from the italian national register.

Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Marzio DD, Scarselli A, Verardo M, Mirabelli D, Gennaro V, Mensi C, Riboldi L, Merler E, De Zotti R, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Silvestri S, Pascucci C, Romeo E, Menegozzo S, Musti M, Cavone D, Cauzillo G, Tumino R, Nicita C, Melis M, Iavicoli S; ReNaM Working Group.

Int J Cancer. 2011 Jun 6. doi: 10.1002/ijc.26229. [Epub ahead of print]

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2.Pericardial mesothelioma and asbestos exposure.

Mensi C, Giacomini S, Sieno C, Consonni D, Riboldi L.

Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2011 Jun;214(3):276-9. Epub 2010 Dec 14.

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3.[Tumors of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: a case of atypical occupational exposure to wood dust].

Mensi C, Sieno C, Riboldi L, Bodini L, Boni C, Sarzila B, Terziotti L.

Med Lav. 2010 Nov-Dec;101(6):472-3. Italian. No abstract available.

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4.Asbestos-related diseases in entertainment workers.

Mensi C, Garberi A, Bordini L, Sieno C, Riboldi L.

Med Lav. 2010 Nov-Dec;101(6):416-8.

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5.Impact of ambient air pollution on birth outcomes: systematic review of the current evidences.

Bonzini M, Carugno M, Grillo P, Mensi C, Bertazzi PA, Pesatori AC.

Med Lav. 2010 Sep-Oct;101(5):341-63. Review.

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6.Non-occupational exposure to asbestos and malignant mesothelioma in the Italian National Registry of Mesotheliomas.

Mirabelli D, Cavone D, Merler E, Gennaro V, Romanelli A, Mensi C, Chellini E, Nicita C, Marinaccio A, Magnani C, Musti M.

Occup Environ Med. 2010 Nov;67(11):792-4.

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7.Incidence of extrapleural malignant mesothelioma and asbestos exposure, from the Italian national register.

Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Scarselli A, Verardo M, Mirabelli D, Gennaro V, Mensi C, Merler E, De Zotti R, Mangone L, Chellini E, Pascucci C, Ascoli V, Menegozzo S, Cavone D, Cauzillo G, Nicita C, Melis M, Iavicoli S.

Occup Environ Med. 2010 Nov;67(11):760-5. Epub 2010 Aug 25.

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8.Porcelain factory worker with asbestos-related mesothelioma.

Mensi C, Garberi A, Sieno C, Riboldi L.

J Formos Med Assoc. 2010 May;109(5):389. No abstract available.

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9.[Systematic surveillance of occupational cancer: the Lombardy Sinonasal Cancer Registry].

Mensi C, Sieno C, Bordini L, Dicredico N, Pesatori AC, Riboldi L.

Med Lav. 2010 Jan-Feb;101(1):19-25. Italian.

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10.[Asbestos-related malignant mesothelioma of the pleura in a young person].

Giacomini S, Mensi C, Sieno C, Riboldi L.

Med Lav. 2009 Sep-Oct;100(5):396. Italian. No abstract available.

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11.The upholsterer and the asbestos.

Mensi C, Garberi A, Trinco R, Riboldi L.

Occup Environ Med. 2009 Dec;66(12):855. No abstract available.

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12.[Activities of the Group of the Italian Association of Epidemiology on violent conflicts].

Fateh-Moghadam P; AIE Group on violent conflicts.

Epidemiol Prev. 2009 May-Jun;33(3):76-7. Italian. No abstract available.

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13.[Health surveillance in workers with a previous exposure to asbestos: a method of retrospective evaluation of exposition].

Todaro A, Bordini L, Rubagotti M, Mensi C, Riboldi L.

G Ital Med Lav Ergon. 2007 Jul-Sep;29(3 Suppl):641-2. Italian.

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14.[The Lombardy Mesothelioma Register, Regional Operating Centre (ROC) of National Mesothelioma Register: organizational aspects].

Mensi C, Termine L, Canti Z, Rivolta G, Riboldi L, Pesatori AC, Chiappino G.

Epidemiol Prev. 2007 Sep-Oct;31(5):283-9. Italian.

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15.[Asbestos exposure in the non-asbestos textile industry: the experience of the Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry].

Mensi C, Macchione M, Termine L, Canti Z, Rivolta G, Riboldi L, Chiappino G.

Epidemiol Prev. 2007 Jul-Aug;31(4 Suppl 1):27-30. Italian.

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16.[Epidemiological surveillance of malignant mesothelioma cases in Italy: incidence and asbestos exposure figures by the Italian mesothelioma registry (ReNaM)].

Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Cauzillo G, Chellini E, De Zotti R, Gennaro V, Menegozzo M, Mensi C, Merler E, Mirabelli D, Musti M, Pannelli F, Romanelli A, Scarselli A, Tosi S, Tumino R, Nesti M; Gruppo di lavoro ReNaM.

Epidemiol Prev. 2007 Jul-Aug;31(4 Suppl 1):23-6. Italian.

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17.Analysis of latency time and its determinants in asbestos related malignant mesothelioma cases of the Italian register.

Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Cauzillo G, Cavone D, Zotti RD, Ferrante P, Gennaro V, Gorini G, Menegozzo M, Mensi C, Merler E, Mirabelli D, Montanaro F, Musti M, Pannelli F, Romanelli A, Scarselli A, Tumino R; Italian Mesothelioma Register (ReNaM) Working Group.

Eur J Cancer. 2007 Dec;43(18):2722-8. Epub 2007 Nov 5.

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18.[Certification obligations of physicians: not to weaken the value].

Cantoni S, Magna B, Mensi C, Panizza C, Saretto G.

Med Lav. 2007 Sep-Oct;98(5):432-4. Italian. No abstract available.

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19.[Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura in a truck driver].

Canti Z, Scillia R, Cantoni S, Mensi C.

Med Lav. 2007 May-Jun;98(3):216-20. Italian.

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20.[Cluster of malignant mesothelioma cases in a thermostat manufacturing industry].

Aiani MR, Settimi L, Festa R, De Stefani M, Mensi C.

Med Lav. 2006 Nov-Dec;97(6):774-8. Italian.

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[Information of the registry of mesothelioma in Lombardy: the asbestos risk in rotogravure].

Mensi C, Macchione M, Termine L, Rivolta G, Riboldi L, Chiappino G.

Med Lav. 2006 Sep-Oct;97(5):726. Italian. No abstract available.

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22.[Malignant mesothelioma in the maritime professions].

Mensi C, Canti Z, Rivolta G, Riboldi L, Chiappino G.

Med Lav. 2006 Jan-Feb;97(1):82. Italian. No abstract available.

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23.[Cluster cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma in an oil factory].

Petazzi A, Gaudiello F, Canti Z, Mensi C.

Med Lav. 2005 Sep-Oct;96(5):440-4. Italian.

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24.Peculiar features of mesothelioma occurrence as related to exposure patterns and circumstances in the Lombard Region, Italy.

Pesatori AC, Mensi C.

Med Lav. 2005 Jul-Aug;96(4):354-9.

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25.Epidemiologic surveillance for primary prevention of malignant mesothelioma: the Italian experience.

Nesti M, Marinaccio A, Gennaro V, Gorini G, Mirabelli D, Mensi C, Merler E, Montanaro F, Musti M, Pannelli F, Romanelli A, Tumino R; ReNaM Working Group.

Med Lav. 2005 Jul-Aug;96(4):338-46.

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26.[Pleural malignant mesothelioma in a barber: a case of atypical and indirect professional exposure to asbestos].

Riboldi L, Mensi C, Canti Z, Giordano S, Chiappino G.

Med Lav. 2005 Mar-Apr;96(2):177-8. Italian. No abstract available.

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27.[Complaints on diseases caused by exposure to specific risks during military service].

Canti Z, Mensi C, Riboldi L, Chiappino G.

Med Lav. 2005 Jan-Feb;96(1):88-9. Italian. No abstract available.

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28.[Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura in a worker with brief atypical exposure to chrysotile asbestos].

Riboldi L, Mensi C, Giordano S, Canti Z, Chiappino G.

Med Lav. 2004 Jul-Aug;95(4):320-4. Italian.

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29.Influenza virological surveillance in children: the use of the QuickVue rapid diagnostic test.

Pregliasco F, Puzelli S, Mensi C, Anselmi G, Marinello R, Tanzi ML, Affinito C, Zambon MC, Donatelli I; Collaborative Group Influchild.

J Med Virol. 2004 Jun;73(2):269-73.

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30.[Asbestos risk in the textile industry: final confirmation of data from the Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry].

Chiappino G, Mensi C, Riboldi L, Rivolta G.

Med Lav. 2003 Nov-Dec;94(6):521-30. Italian.

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31.[Evaluation of the quality of water of 2 water courses in the Varese Province (Lombardy Region): Ticino River and Strona Stream].

Gatti MC, Roella V, Mensi C, Galbiati S, Lunardi L, Pregliasco F.

Ann Ig. 2002 Jan-Feb;14(1):81-94. Italian. No abstract available.

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32.Oral health profile in an institutionalized population of Italian adults with mental retardation.

Pregliasco F, Ottolina P, Mensi C, Carmagnola D, Giussani F, Abati S, Strohmenger L.

Spec Care Dentist. 2001 Nov-Dec;21(6):227-31.

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33.Safety and immunogenicity of a conjugate vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type b in splenectomized and nonsplenectomized patients with Cooley anemia.

Cimaz R, Mensi C, DAngelo E, Fantola E, Milone V, Biasio LR, Carnelli V, Zanetti AR.

J Infect Dis. 2001 Jun 15;183(12):1819-21. Epub 2001 May 11.

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34.Immunogenicity and safety of three commercial influenza vaccines in institutionalized elderly.

Pregliasco F, Mensi C, Serpilli W, Speccher L, Masella P, Belloni A.

Aging (Milano). 2001 Feb;13(1):38-43.

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35.Italian influenza surveillance network: results of the first year of activity. The Collaborative Group for influenza surveillance.

Pregliasco F, Mensi C, Giussani F, Anselmi G.

Eur J Epidemiol. 1999 Mar;15(3):301-2. No abstract available.

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36.[The search for enterovirus in surface waters via RT-PCR: experience on the Ticino River].

Pregliasco F, Mensi C, Beltramelli G, Olati M.

Ann Ig. 1999 Jan-Feb;11(1):43-55. Italian. No abstract available.

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37.Influenza vaccination among the elderly in Italy.

Pregliasco F, Sodano L, Mensi C, Selvaggi MT, Adamo B, DArgenio P, Giussani F, Simonetti A, Carosella MR, Simeone R, Dentizi C, Montanaro C, Ponzio G.

Bull World Health Organ. 1999;77(2):127-31.

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38.[Immunogenicity and efficacy field evaluation (1994-1995 season) of influenza vaccine in a noninstitutionalized elderly population].

Sandrini MC, Pregliasco F, Mensi C, Giardini G, Lucchi T, Santambrogio D, Annoni G, Vergani C.

Ann Ig. 1997 Sep-Oct;9(5):373-9. Italian. No abstract available.

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39.Comparison of RT-PCR with other diagnostic assays for rapid detection of influenza viruses.

Pregliasco F, Mensi C, Camorali L, Anselmi G.

J Med Virol. 1998 Oct;56(2):168-73.

PMID:9746074[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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40.Poliomyelitis: present epidemiological situation and vaccination problems.

Mensi C, Pregliasco F.

Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 1998 May;5(3):278-80. Review. No abstract available.

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Clinical efficacy of a vaccine-immunostimulant combination in the prevention of influenza in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic asthma.

Centanni S, Pregliasco F, Bonfatti C, Mensi C, Tarsia P, Guarnieri R, Allegra L.

J Chemother. 1997 Aug;9(4):273-8.

PMID:9269608[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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42.[Anti-influenza vaccination: knowledge, attitude and practice of the elderly residing in the city of Milan].

Pregliasco F, Sodano L, Mensi C, Borghetti MC, Camorali L, DArgenio P.

Ann Ig. 1997 Mar-Apr;9(2):127-31. Italian. No abstract available.

PMID:9312239[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Publications

  1. ncbi [The Lombardy Mesothelioma Register, Regional Operating Centre (ROC) of National Mesothelioma Register: organizational aspects]
    Carolina Mensi
    Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, ambientale e del lavoro, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano
    Epidemiol Prev 31:283-9. 2007
  2. ncbi [Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura in a truck driver]
    Zulejka Canti
    ASL Città di Milano, Servizio Prevenzione e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro SPSAL, UOPSAL, Milano
    Med Lav 98:216-20. 2007
  3. ncbi Pleural malignant mesothelioma epidemic: incidence, modalities of asbestos exposure and occupations involved from the Italian National Register
    Alessandro Marinaccio
    Workers Compensation Authority INAIL, Research Area ex ISPESL, Occupational Medicine Department, Epidemiology Unit, Rome, Italy
    Int J Cancer 130:2146-54. 2012
  4. ncbi [Health surveillance in workers with a previous exposure to asbestos: a method of retrospective evaluation of exposition]
    A Todaro
    Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano
    G Ital Med Lav Ergon 29:641-2. 2007
  5. ncbi [Asbestos exposure in the non-asbestos textile industry: the experience of the Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry]
    Carolina Mensi
    Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, ambientale e del lavoro, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena
    Epidemiol Prev 31:27-30. 2007
  6. ncbi [Epidemiological surveillance of malignant mesothelioma cases in Italy: incidence and asbestos exposure figures by the Italian mesothelioma registry (ReNaM)]
    Alessandro Marinaccio
    ISPESL, Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro, Laboratorio di Epidemiologia, Roma
    Epidemiol Prev 31:23-6. 2007
  7. ncbi Analysis of latency time and its determinants in asbestos related malignant mesothelioma cases of the Italian register
    Alessandro Marinaccio
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention ISPESL, Occupational Medicine Department, Epidemiology Unit, Via Alessandria 220 E, 00198 Rome, Italy
    Eur J Cancer 43:2722-8. 2007
  8. ncbi [Certification obligations of physicians: not to weaken the value]
    Susanna Cantoni
    Med Lav 98:432-4. 2007
  9. ncbi [Cluster of malignant mesothelioma cases in a thermostat manufacturing industry]
    Maria Rita Aiani
    Servizio Prevenzione e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro (SPSAL, ASL Provincia di Como
    Med Lav 97:774-8. 2006
  10. ncbi [Activities of the Group of the Italian Association of Epidemiology on violent conflicts]
    Pirous Fateh-Moghadam
    Epidemiol Prev 33:76-7. 2009

Collaborators

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Publications47

  1. ncbi [The Lombardy Mesothelioma Register, Regional Operating Centre (ROC) of National Mesothelioma Register: organizational aspects]
    Carolina Mensi
    Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, ambientale e del lavoro, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano
    Epidemiol Prev 31:283-9. 2007
    ..In our experience the LMR represents a potential resource transferable to the epidemiological surveillance of different occupational tumours (i.e. sino-nasal cancers)...
  2. ncbi [Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura in a truck driver]
    Zulejka Canti
    ASL Città di Milano, Servizio Prevenzione e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro SPSAL, UOPSAL, Milano
    Med Lav 98:216-20. 2007
    ....
  3. ncbi Pleural malignant mesothelioma epidemic: incidence, modalities of asbestos exposure and occupations involved from the Italian National Register
    Alessandro Marinaccio
    Workers Compensation Authority INAIL, Research Area ex ISPESL, Occupational Medicine Department, Epidemiology Unit, Rome, Italy
    Int J Cancer 130:2146-54. 2012
    ..The existing experience on all-too-predictable asbestos effects should be transferred to developing countries where asbestos use is spreading...
  4. ncbi [Health surveillance in workers with a previous exposure to asbestos: a method of retrospective evaluation of exposition]
    A Todaro
    Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano
    G Ital Med Lav Ergon 29:641-2. 2007
    ..This experience shows as the medical surveillance of a homogeneous group of workers can furnish useful data also to frame previous asbestos exposure in absence of environmental data...
  5. ncbi [Asbestos exposure in the non-asbestos textile industry: the experience of the Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry]
    Carolina Mensi
    Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, ambientale e del lavoro, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena
    Epidemiol Prev 31:27-30. 2007
    ..In consideration of the described experience, both environmental and clinical, it seems reasonable to consider the non-asbestos-textile as a new department at risk for asbestos exposure...
  6. ncbi [Epidemiological surveillance of malignant mesothelioma cases in Italy: incidence and asbestos exposure figures by the Italian mesothelioma registry (ReNaM)]
    Alessandro Marinaccio
    ISPESL, Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro, Laboratorio di Epidemiologia, Roma
    Epidemiol Prev 31:23-6. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi Analysis of latency time and its determinants in asbestos related malignant mesothelioma cases of the Italian register
    Alessandro Marinaccio
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention ISPESL, Occupational Medicine Department, Epidemiology Unit, Via Alessandria 220 E, 00198 Rome, Italy
    Eur J Cancer 43:2722-8. 2007
    ....
  8. ncbi [Certification obligations of physicians: not to weaken the value]
    Susanna Cantoni
    Med Lav 98:432-4. 2007
  9. ncbi [Cluster of malignant mesothelioma cases in a thermostat manufacturing industry]
    Maria Rita Aiani
    Servizio Prevenzione e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro (SPSAL, ASL Provincia di Como
    Med Lav 97:774-8. 2006
    ....
  10. ncbi [Activities of the Group of the Italian Association of Epidemiology on violent conflicts]
    Pirous Fateh-Moghadam
    Epidemiol Prev 33:76-7. 2009
  11. ncbi The upholsterer and the asbestos
    C Mensi
    Occup Environ Med 66:855. 2009
  12. ncbi [Asbestos-related malignant mesothelioma of the pleura in a young person]
    Sara Giacomini
    Med Lav 100:396. 2009
  13. ncbi Pericardial mesothelioma and asbestos exposure
    Carolina Mensi
    Clinica del Lavoro Luigi Devoto, Department of Preventive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via San Barnaba, 8, 20122 Milan, Italy
    Int J Hyg Environ Health 214:276-9. 2011
    ..The age-standardized incidence rate was 0.09 per million/year. Occupational exposure to asbestos was documented in 5 of the 7 cases for which we obtained an interview. Our findings support the role of asbestos in the pathogenesis of PM...
  14. ncbi [Tumors of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: a case of atypical occupational exposure to wood dust]
    Carolina Mensi
    Med Lav 101:472-3. 2010
  15. ncbi Asbestos-related diseases in entertainment workers
    Carolina Mensi
    Clinica del Lavoro Luigi Devoto, Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
    Med Lav 101:416-8. 2010
    ..To investigate asbestos exposure in 4 patients (3 cases of malignant mesothelioma and 1 case ofpleural plagues) previously employed in the entertainment business...
  16. ncbi Impact of ambient air pollution on birth outcomes: systematic review of the current evidences
    M Bonzini
    Department of Experimental Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
    Med Lav 101:341-63. 2010
    ..This study was done to establish whether recent literature has provided more conclusive evidence regarding a link between air pollutants and birth outcomes...
  17. ncbi Non-occupational exposure to asbestos and malignant mesothelioma in the Italian National Registry of Mesotheliomas
    Dario Mirabelli
    Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Via Santena 7, 10126 Torino TO, Italy
    Occup Environ Med 67:792-4. 2010
    ..Historical and geographical differences in the fraction of cancer due to any given exposure are to be expected, but incomplete identification of non-occupational exposures may have played a role...
  18. ncbi Incidence of extrapleural malignant mesothelioma and asbestos exposure, from the Italian national register
    Alessandro Marinaccio
    Epidemiology Unit, Department of Occupational Medicine, ISPESL Italian National Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention, Via Alessandria 220 E, 00198 Rome, Italy
    Occup Environ Med 67:760-5. 2010
    ..This study presents data on extrapleural malignant mesothelioma from the Italian National Mesothelioma Register (ReNaM)...
  19. ncbi Porcelain factory worker with asbestos-related mesothelioma
    Carolina Mensi
    J Formos Med Assoc 109:389. 2010
  20. ncbi [Systematic surveillance of occupational cancer: the Lombardy Sinonasal Cancer Registry]
    Carolina Mensi
    Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, del Lavoro e dell Ambiente, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena, Clinica del Lavoro L Devoto, Milano
    Med Lav 101:19-25. 2010
    ....
  21. ncbi [Information of the registry of mesothelioma in Lombardy: the asbestos risk in rotogravure]
    Carolina Mensi
    Med Lav 97:726. 2006
  22. ncbi [Malignant mesothelioma in the maritime professions]
    Carolina Mensi
    Med Lav 97:82. 2006
  23. ncbi Immunogenicity and safety of three commercial influenza vaccines in institutionalized elderly
    F Pregliasco
    Institute of Virology, University of Milano, ASL Città di Milano, Italy
    Aging (Milano) 13:38-43. 2001
    ..Further studies are needed to compare other adjuvanted vaccines in order to define their different properties...
  24. ncbi Italian influenza surveillance network: results of the first year of activity. The Collaborative Group for influenza surveillance
    F Pregliasco
    Eur J Epidemiol 15:301-2. 1999
  25. ncbi [The search for enterovirus in surface waters via RT-PCR: experience on the Ticino River]
    F Pregliasco
    Ist di Virologia, Universita degli Studi di Milano
    Ann Ig 11:43-55. 1999
  26. ncbi Influenza vaccination among the elderly in Italy
    F Pregliasco
    Istituto di Virologia, , Italy
    Bull World Health Organ 77:127-31. 1999
    ..These data emphasize the need for a systematic education programme targeted at the elderly and the provision of influenza vaccination, with the increased cooperation of general practitioners...
  27. ncbi [Immunogenicity and efficacy field evaluation (1994-1995 season) of influenza vaccine in a noninstitutionalized elderly population]
    M C Sandrini
    Catt di Gerontologia e Geriatria, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, IRCCS
    Ann Ig 9:373-9. 1997
  28. ncbi Comparison of RT-PCR with other diagnostic assays for rapid detection of influenza viruses
    F Pregliasco
    Istituto di Virologia, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
    J Med Virol 56:168-73. 1998
    ....
  29. ncbi Poliomyelitis: present epidemiological situation and vaccination problems
    C Mensi
    Istituto di Virologia, Universita di Milano, Milan, Italy
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 5:278-80. 1998
  30. ncbi [Anti-influenza vaccination: knowledge, attitude and practice of the elderly residing in the city of Milan]
    F Pregliasco
    Ist di Virologia, Universita degli Studi di Milano
    Ann Ig 9:127-31. 1997
  31. ncbi Clinical efficacy of a vaccine-immunostimulant combination in the prevention of influenza in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic asthma
    S Centanni
    Institute of Lung Diseases, IRCCS, Polyclinic Hospital, Milano, Italy
    J Chemother 9:273-8. 1997
    ..07) and H3N2 (p = 0.08). Bacterial immunostimulants appear as possible adjuvants in the prevention of influenza episodes, and may prolong antibody response to influenza vaccine strains...
  32. ncbi Safety and immunogenicity of a conjugate vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type b in splenectomized and nonsplenectomized patients with Cooley anemia
    R Cimaz
    Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi, Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento, 20122 Milan, Italy
    J Infect Dis 183:1819-21. 2001
    ..Hib conjugate vaccine is safe and immunogenic in patients with thalassemia major; however, additional studies are needed to assess the need and timing of booster vaccination to maintain long-term immunity...
  33. ncbi Oral health profile in an institutionalized population of Italian adults with mental retardation
    F Pregliasco
    Istituto di Virologia dell Università degli Studi, Milan, Italy
    Spec Care Dentist 21:227-31. 2001
    ..The most common mucosal lesion was oral stomatitis (49.3%). These findings underline the need for special programs aimed at institutionalized subjects with mental retardation...
  34. ncbi [Cluster cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma in an oil factory]
    A Petazzi
    Servizio Prevenzione e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro, ASL Provincia di Milano 1
    Med Lav 96:440-4. 2005
    ....
  35. ncbi Peculiar features of mesothelioma occurrence as related to exposure patterns and circumstances in the Lombard Region, Italy
    Angela Cecilia Pesatori
    Department of Occupational Health, University of Milan, Italy
    Med Lav 96:354-9. 2005
    ..The "Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry" started its activity in 2000 in accordance with Italian law DL 277/91...
  36. ncbi Epidemiologic surveillance for primary prevention of malignant mesothelioma: the Italian experience
    M Nesti
    ISPESL - National Institute for occupational safety and prevention, Occupational Medicine Department, Epidemiology Unit Rome, Italy
    Med Lav 96:338-46. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Despite some ReNam's limitations, identification of MM cases and analysis of modality of exposure, with standardized criteria, are a fundamental tool for primary prevention of asbestos related diseases...
  37. ncbi [Pleural malignant mesothelioma in a barber: a case of atypical and indirect professional exposure to asbestos]
    L Riboldi
    Med Lav 96:177-8. 2005
  38. ncbi [Complaints on diseases caused by exposure to specific risks during military service]
    Zulejka Canti
    Med Lav 96:88-9. 2005
  39. ncbi [Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura in a worker with brief atypical exposure to chrysotile asbestos]
    L Riboldi
    Centro Studi Effetti Biologici Polveri Inalate, Registro Mesoteliomi Regione Lombardia, Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro, Clinica del Lavoro L Devoto, Universita degli Studi di Milano
    Med Lav 95:320-4. 2004
    ..The workers however were usually exposed to amphiboles in jobs well known as involving exposure, that are characterized by high levels of dusts...
  40. ncbi Influenza virological surveillance in children: the use of the QuickVue rapid diagnostic test
    Fabrizio Pregliasco
    Institute of Virology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    J Med Virol 73:269-73. 2004
    ..Nevertheless, the QV test may be a valuable diagnostic tool if used in laboratory, as a rapid screening test...
  41. ncbi [Asbestos risk in the textile industry: final confirmation of data from the Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry]
    G Chiappino
    Centro Studi Effetti Biologici Polveri Inalate, Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro, Milano
    Med Lav 94:521-30. 2003
    ..8% of all cases) were collected in textile workers engaged in all types of productive activities. The hypothesis that a significant asbestos risk for textile workers appeared not negligible...
  42. ncbi [Evaluation of the quality of water of 2 water courses in the Varese Province (Lombardy Region): Ticino River and Strona Stream]
    M C Gatti
    Ist. di Virologia,
    Ann Ig 14:81-94. 2002
  43. ncbi [Incidence of malignant mesothelioma and asbestos exposure in the Lombardy region, Italy, 2000-2008]
    C Mensi
    Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
    G Ital Med Lav Ergon 33:96-8. 2011
    ..9%). Occupational exposure to asbestos was found for 1,296 (72.3%) men and 377 (36.9%) women, non-occupational exposure in 141 (13.8%) women and 58 (3.2%) men. The exposure profile within gender did not vary over years...
  44. ncbi Spinal cord compression: an unusual presentation of malignant pleural mesothelioma. A case report and review of the literature
    Carolina Mensi
    Clinica del Lavoro Luigi Devoto, Department of Preventive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
    Tumori 98:e92-7. 2012
    ..However, the case presented here manifested as neurological impairment without any respiratory symptoms...
  45. ncbi Mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis testis and asbestos exposure
    Carolina Mensi
    Clinica del Lavoro Luigi Devoto, Department of Preventive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
    BJU Int 110:533-7. 2012
    ..From 2000 to 2010, 13 mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis cases were reported in the most populated and industrialized region in Italy. Asbestos exposure was documented in two-thirds of these cases...
  46. ncbi [In Process Citation]
    Carolina Mensi
    Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Clinica del Lavoro L Devoto, Milano MI
    G Ital Med Lav Ergon 34:51-4. 2012
    ..The study of occupational sectors and job activity in cases without such exposure could suggest new etiologic hypothesis...
  47. ncbi Differences among peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma: data from the Lombardy Region Mesothelioma Register (Italy)
    Carolina Mensi
    Clinica del Lavoro Luigi Devoto, Department of Preventive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
    Med Lav 102:409-16. 2011
    ..The relationship between asbestos exposure and peritoneal mesothelioma (PEM) is under investigation. Some authors suggest that the association could be weaker than that observed for pleural mesothelioma (PLM)...