5 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
Value of the lateral view in diagnosing pleural plaques
…assess the value of the lateral view in the diagnosis of pleural plaques, 2018 chest roentgenograms from the general population were scrutinized for such plaques. The lateral and posterior-anterior (PA) views were read separately and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1996
Relationships between ferruginous bodies and uncoated asbestos fibers in lung tissue
…Americans to amosite. The levels of ferruginous bodies in both groups suggest exposures above those expected in the general population. Uncoated chrysotile levels were below the ranges reported previously for some general populations. The data suggest…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Assessment of environmental and domestic exposure to tremolite in New Caledonia
…concluded that the whitewash may produce high airborne fiber levels and lung contents comparable with occupational settings. They noted that samples came from sick patients and probably did not reflect the general population's lung burden.
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Medical study · Medical research · 1967
Asbestos-dust exposures at various levels and mortality
…white males of all ages in 1950 to 1962. The authors concluded that asbestos dust at general-population levels probably is of little importance in causing disease. Follow-up lasted at most 16 and a half…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1971
Prevalence of chronic respiratory disease. Asbestosis in ship repair workers
…did new-ship construction and were not exposed to asbestos. Aerometric measurement showed levels of asbestos that were, in general, lower than current threshold limit values. These findings reemphasize the need for control of asbestos in…