6 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Asbestos Exposure and Malignant Mesothelioma in Construction Workers-Epidemiological Remarks by the Italian National Mesothelioma Registry (ReNaM)
…8% to 23.9%. Among 2310 cases exposed only in construction, most exposures were in general building construction, with others in plumbing and electrical installation. Cases occurred across the whole country. The authors concluded that a…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Asbestos Exposures, Mesothelioma Incidence and Mortality, and Awareness by General Practitioners in the Molise Region, Central Italy
…mesothelioma incidence and mortality, and awareness on asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) by general practitioners (GPs) in Molise Region. The contaminated sites in three towns were identified by census; mesothelioma incidence (2000 to 2012) and mortality (2003…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
A Single Liver Metastasis from Pleural Biphasic Mesothelioma
…he had weight loss, cough, chest pain, fever and general malaise. A chest CT scan showed a 6.7 by 6.5 cm mass in the right upper lobe, of probable pleural origin, and numerous pleural…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2023
Pleural mesothelioma risk in the construction industry: a case-control study in Italy, 2000-2018
…for blue-collar occupations (1993 cases, OR 4.52), including bricklayers (988 cases, OR 7.05), general construction workers (320 cases, OR 4.66), plumbers and pipe fitters (305 cases, OR 9.13), painters (104 cases…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Asbestos fibre burden in the lungs of patients with mesothelioma who lived near asbestos-cement factories
…residence to both plants. To provide information on the intensity of environmental asbestos exposure, in the general population living around these factories, through the evaluation of the lung fibre burden in mesothelioma patients. We analysed by…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Asbestos exposure and malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a systematic review and the experience of the Apulia (southern Italy) mesothelioma register
…in the epidemiological studies. In general it should be recommended that a positive history of exposure to asbestos or to asbestos-containing materials are at risk for the development of a MMTVT and should be monitored.