6 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Pleural plaques in the general population
…pleural plaques to measure the impact of asbestos on the general population of Uppsala county, Sweden, which had a population of 250,782 in 1985. A general health survey invited all inhabitants aged 15 and over…
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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 · 1986
Value of the lateral view in diagnosing pleural plaques
…assess the value of the lateral view in the diagnosis of pleural plaques, 2018 chest roentgenograms from the general population were scrutinized for such plaques. The lateral and posterior-anterior (PA) views were read separately and…
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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 · 2004
The Swedish experience with asbestos: history of use, diseases, legislation, and compensation
…every year in Sweden, and so far there is no certain sign of a decrease in incidence. Compensation is from the state via general insurance and consists basically of compensation for lost income and medical costs.