25 results for “General Electric”, page 2 of 2
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Adverse health effects of fluoro-edenitic fibers: epidemiological evidence and public health priorities
…in selected population groups. In this frame, special emphasis is given to the issue of communication, both to the general public and to target groups like family doctors, teachers, and media professionals. This experience could represent…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Pleural plaques and neoplasia in Finland
…The authors suggested that slight asbestos exposure causes plaques while heavy exposure leads to plaques and lung fibrosis. They considered the results in accord with the general view of the association between plaques and asbestos exposure.
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Significance of aspect ration in regulation of asbestos fiber exposure
…use the term asbestos only when the source or megascopic characteristics are known; otherwise describe fibers as indistinguishable from asbestos or use general mineralogical terms. (3) study the chemical, physical and crystallographic properties of asbestiform fibers…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
Pulmonary function in asbestosis: serial tests in a long-term prospective study
…of the 13 patients. There was also a fall in maximum breathing capacity, but in general they remained relatively well preserved. Air velocity indices showed an upward trend in more than half, and in only one…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
The occurrence of pleural calcification among asbestos insulation workers
…the pleura was found to be immune. The diagnostic importance of such unilateral calcification is stressed since even unilateral calcification is uncommon in the general population and when it occurs, a traumatic or infectious history can…