7 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 · 1998
Lung cancer and mesothelioma in the pleura and peritoneum among Swedish insulation workers
…some years after the exposure had ended. In a cohort study the cancer morbidity and cause of death was investigated in 248 insulation workers and compared with the corresponding morbidity and mortality in the general population…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2024
Asbestos and disease - a public health success story?
…Swedish study showed that the general ban and other measures have decreased the risk of malignancies due to occupational exposure. The effect of the bans on adverse effects in the general population has yet to be…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Asbestos associated tumours in car mechanics
…cancer register (1961-79, ages 20 to 69), and compared observed cases with the numbers expected from the general population. One mesothelioma was found in the cancer register and none in the death register. That man…
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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 · 1992
Pleural plaques and exposure to asbestos: a mathematical model
…latency of around 13 years, 'a' around 0.4, and a constant depending on exposure intensity. The author noted that the model's general applicability cannot be judged until it is tested on other data sets.