4 results for “Ford Motor Company”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Environmental and occupational health hazards associated with the presence of asbestos in brake linings and pads (1900 to present): a "state-of-the-art" review
…to 2002 and summarized exposure and health studies of brake mechanics and friction product manufacturing workers. The work was primarily funded by Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, companies involved in brake-dust litigation. In NIOSH surveys…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
RE: Asbestos in brakes: exposure and risk of disease
…cannot be defended. The letter discloses that the author has served as an expert witness in friction brake litigation, with the author's employer receiving funding for this work from Ford, General Motors and Daimler Chrysler.
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Medical study · Medical research · 1984
The influence of amosite asbestos exposure on lung permeability
This animal experiment tested whether amosite asbestos changes the barrier between blood and air in the lung. Young adult guinea pigs were given 25 mg of ground amosite in saline into the windpipe. Control animals received saline alone or sham…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
Serum oncoproteins and growth factors in asbestosis and silicosis patients
This case-referent study drew on patients with compensated asbestosis or silicosis followed at the Institute of Occupational Health in Finland. The authors tested 91 stored serum samples, taken between March 1983 and August 1987, from 46 patients…