6 results for “General Electric”
-
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…
-
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…
-
Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Gender differences in pleural mesothelioma occurrence in Lombardy and Piedmont, Italy
…exposure in men translated into a 7 to 10 year advancement in mesothelioma occurrence. They noted that exposure information was not available for the general population, so rates by actual asbestos exposure could not be calculated.
-
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…
-
Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Exposure-Response Analyses of Asbestos and Lung Cancer Subtypes in a Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies
…asbestos exposure and assessed the joint effect of asbestos exposure and smoking by sex and lung cancer subtype in general population studies. We pooled 14 case-control studies conducted in 1985-2010 in Europe and Canada…
-
Medical study · Medical research · 2024
Lung Cancer Risks Associated with Occupational Exposure to Pairs of Five Lung Carcinogens: Results from a Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies (SYNERGY)
…the selected lung carcinogens resulted generally in higher risk than exposure to individual agents, highlighting the importance to reduce and control exposure to carcinogens in workplaces and the general environment. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP13380.