3 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Are current or future mesothelioma epidemics in Hong Kong the tragic legacy of uncontrolled use of asbestos in the past?
This ecologic study examined mesothelioma in Hong Kong's general population. It used Hong Kong Cancer Registry records and asbestos trade figures (all fiber types combined, per person per year, 1960–2006). From 1976 to 2006…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Selected Cancers in Petroleum Refinery Workers
…meta-analysis pooled 36 cohort-based studies of petroleum refinery workers to estimate the risk of 11 cancers compared with background rates, looking at refinery work in general rather than specific substances. Across 18 mesothelioma studies…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Mesothelioma and lung cancer mortality: a historical cohort study among asbestosis workers in Hong Kong
…all 124 men newly diagnosed with asbestosis at Hong Kong's Pneumoconiosis Clinic between 1981 and 2008 until the end of 2008. Deaths were compared with male general population rates. Most worked in shipyards or construction…