2 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Asbestos law: victims' rights and industry's reaction
This paper was a review of U.S. law on asbestos-related diseases, not a medical study. The author described two routes to compensation: workers' compensation claims against employers, and product liability lawsuits against manufacturers and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Asbestos-associated disease in employees of Devonport Dockyard
…hyaline plaques were unchanged, and 10% overall progressed to pulmonary fibrosis. Acute pleural reactions were seen in 52 cases. Among 410 men with pleural abnormalities there were 75 deaths in 1967-1976, with an excess of…