3 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
Lung cancer and mesothelioma in the pleura and peritoneum among Swedish insulation workers
…some years after the exposure had ended. In a cohort study the cancer morbidity and cause of death was investigated in 248 insulation workers and compared with the corresponding morbidity and mortality in the general population…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2024
Asbestos and disease - a public health success story?
…Swedish study showed that the general ban and other measures have decreased the risk of malignancies due to occupational exposure. The effect of the bans on adverse effects in the general population has yet to be…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Asbestos associated tumours in car mechanics
…cancer register (1961-79, ages 20 to 69), and compared observed cases with the numbers expected from the general population. One mesothelioma was found in the cancer register and none in the death register. That man…