- Topic: pleural plaques and thickening
- Journal or magazine: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
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4 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Pleural plaques in the general population
…pleural plaques to measure the impact of asbestos on the general population of Uppsala county, Sweden, which had a population of 250,782 in 1985. A general health survey invited all inhabitants aged 15 and over…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Asbestos exposure and fire fighting
…that fire fighters are at risk of asbestos-induced pleural and pulmonary fibrosis independent of other exposure. They noted that 9% pleural thickening exceeded the roughly 2% reported in general population studies. They recommended reducing exposure…
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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 · 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…