3 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
Histological characteristics of mesothelioma associated with asbestos
…10 of them found among 307 consecutive deaths. Seven came from 26 consecutive asbestosis cases among 2500 autopsies at Middlesex General and Barnert Memorial Hospitals. Twelve came from 45 Armed Forces Institute of Pathology cases checked…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1967
Asbestosis and neoplasia
…consecutive deaths among insulation workers (1943-1966), 17 (about 5%) were due to mesothelioma, against about 1 in 10,000 deaths in the general population. In Dresden, lung cancer deaths rose as deaths from severe asbestosis…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
Pulmonary function in asbestosis: serial tests in a long-term prospective study
…of the 13 patients. There was also a fall in maximum breathing capacity, but in general they remained relatively well preserved. Air velocity indices showed an upward trend in more than half, and in only one…