2 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Prospective study of asbestos-related diseases incidence cases in primary health care in an area of Barcelona province
…mesothelioma, asbestos-related pulmonary carcinoma, asbestosis and pleural plaques. General practitioners were to refer suspected cases to a respiratory specialist for confirmation. Trained researchers were then to interview patients or relatives about exposure source (work, family…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2013
Risk factors associated with asbestos-related diseases: a community-based case-control study
…is a first level carcinogen. However, few epidemiological studies analyse the risk and protective factors associated with asbestos-related diseases and follow up these conditions in the general population. Pleural mesothelioma, caused by inhalation of asbestos…