6 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Impact of occupational carcinogens on lung cancer risk in a general population
…highly exposed industrial cohorts. Our aim was to quantify lung cancer burden attributable to occupational carcinogens in a general population. We applied a new job-exposure matrix (JEM) to translate lifetime work histories, collected by personal…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Peritoneal mesothelioma and asbestos exposure: a population-based case-control study in Lombardy, Italy
…to its rarity, PeM has rarely been investigated in community-based studies. We examined the association between asbestos exposure and PeM risk in a general population in Lombardy, Italy. From the regional mesothelioma registry, we selected…
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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 · 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…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
A comparison of exposure assessment approaches: lung cancer and occupational asbestos exposure in a population-based case-control study
…assessment of occupational exposure to asbestos was compared using self-reports and a general population job-exposure matrix (DOM-JEM). Cases and frequency matched controls provided life-time job histories and self-reported exposures to potential…
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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.