4 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1995
Asbestos-related radiographic changes by ILO classification of 10 x 10 cm chest X-rays in a screening of the general population
The authors re-read a sample of 1388 small (10 × 10 cm) chest X-rays from an earlier screening of men aged 40 and over in Telemark county, Norway. Of these, 1036 came from an industrial town and 352 from a rural community. One experienced reader,…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2003
Estimating exposures in the asphalt industry for an international epidemiological cohort study of cancer risk
…companies enrolled in the cohort, plus the Swedish asphalt paving industry in general. Most companies were engaged in road paving and asphalt mixing, but some also participated in general construction and roofing. Coal tar use was…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
A case-control study of lung cancer nested in a cohort of European asphalt workers
…risk. A sizable proportion of the excess mortality from lung cancer relative to the general population observed in the earlier cohort phase is likely attributable to high tobacco consumption and possibly to coal tar exposure, whereas…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1997
Smoking intervention in subjects at risk of asbestos-related lung cancer
…and for a shorter period, than had the continuing smokers. Counseling by a general physician increased successful quitting threefold, compared to counseling by a physician in a specialized institution. These results suggest a potential for smoking…