7 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Absence of evidence for a significant background incidence of diffuse malignant mesothelioma apart from asbestos exposure
…1940s. One must conclude that the background level of diffuse malignant mesothelioma in Europe and in the United States prior to 1930 was extremely low. No case was detected at the Massachusetts General Hospital until 1946.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2002
Asbestos fibers contributing to the induction of human malignant mesothelioma
…tissue were chrysotile fibers. 5. The average number of asbestos fibers in both lung and mesothelial tissues was two orders of magnitude greater than the number found in the general population. 6. The majority of asbestos…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
Histological characteristics of mesothelioma associated with asbestos
…10 of them found among 307 consecutive deaths. Seven came from 26 consecutive asbestosis cases among 2500 autopsies at Middlesex General and Barnert Memorial Hospitals. Twelve came from 45 Armed Forces Institute of Pathology cases checked…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Dose-response relationships for asbestos-related disease: implications for hygiene standards. Part II. Mortality
…first exposure and duration were shown, with gastrointestinal cancer and asbestosis set aside. The author concluded that occupational exposure must be rigorously monitored, but that risk to the general population is likely to be extremely low.
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
French mesothelioma register
…the ages of 47 and 41 years, respectively, the annual death rate was higher in those with mesothelioma than in those of the general population. The proportions of mesothelioma patients who had experienced occupational, para-occupational…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Mineral fiber content of lung tissue in patients with environmental exposures: household contacts vs. building occupants
…occupationally exposed individuals. In contrast, our studies of four occupants of buildings with asbestos-containing materials indicate that these individuals often have pulmonary asbestos burdens indistinguishable from the general nonoccupationally exposed population. However, one such building…
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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…