3 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1993
Public health impact of the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest
…of whom were admitted to hospitals. Asbestos came up only as part of the hazardous-materials response: there was general concern about asbestos in the burned debris and in the air. County staff and the fire…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Greater public awareness of health hazards of asbestos exposure
…lining work. People over 50 became more aware, but manual laborers still lagged behind the general population. Understanding that asbestos illness may take more than 20 years to develop improved substantially but remained low. The item…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1983
Health promotion: Smoking control
…currently suffer from debilitating chronic disease caused by smoking. But substantial progress has been made since the release of the first Surgeon General's Report in 1964. More than 30 million smokers have quit since 1964…