Table 2.

Query used for REA studies dealing with asbestos. N: number of papers results from the search. Date of search: 18 May 2020.

Retrospective Assessment of Asbestos
Database	Search Query	n
Scopus	(TITLE-ABS-KEY(“exposure assessment” OR “occupational exposure” OR “risk assessment” OR “exposure estimation”) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY(“exposure reconstruction” OR “past exposure” OR “historical exposure” OR “retrospective exposure assessment”)) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (asbestos)	152
Web of Science	TS = (“exposure assessment” OR “occupational exposure” OR “risk assessment” OR “exposure estimation”) AND TS = (“exposure reconstruction” OR “past exposure” OR “historical exposure” OR “retrospective exposure assessment”) AND TS = (asbestos)	51
Pubmed	(((((exposure assessment) OR occupational exposure) OR risk assessment) OR exposure estimation)) AND ((((exposure reconstruction) OR past exposure) OR historical exposure) OR retrospective exposure assessment) AND (asbestos)	730