3 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2013
A genome-wide association study for malignant mesothelioma risk
This genome-wide association study looked for inherited DNA variants (SNPs) linked to malignant mesothelioma risk. The authors compared 428 mesothelioma patients from Western Australia and Queensland with 1269 general-population controls from Busselton, Western Australia…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Does exposure to asbestos cause ovarian cancer? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
…The authors searched MEDLINE from 1950 to December 2008 and found 14 cohort studies and 2 case-control studies that reported on ovarian cancer in women exposed to asbestos at work or from their general environment…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Asbestos exposure: challenges for Australian clinicians
…median survival of 9–12 months. The authors wrote that most people with disabling asbestos-related disease are compensated. They argued that differing general damages awards across jurisdictions made a strong case for a national approach.