3 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer risks in relation to occupational history and asbestos lung burden
We have conducted a population-based study of pleural mesothelioma patients with occupational histories and measured asbestos lung burdens in occupationally exposed workers and in the general population. The relationship between lung burden and risk, particularly…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Trends in mortality from occupational hazards among men in England and Wales during 1979-2010
…and declining mortality from some diseases across the whole population. Notable exceptions to the general improvement were diseases caused by asbestos, especially in some construction trades and sinonasal cancer in woodworkers. The highest priority for future…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Cardiovascular disease mortality among British asbestos workers (1971-2005)
…exposure was also statistically significant in this model. Cerebrovascular and IHD mortality was significantly higher among these asbestos workers than in the general population and within the cohort mortality was associated with indicators of asbestos exposure…