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Risk of asbestosis, mesothelioma, other lung disease or death among motor vehicle mechanics: a 45-year Danish cohort study [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2021
Reimar W. Thomsen   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

RARE CASE OF ASBESTOSIS PRESENTING AS CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS

open access: hybrid, 2023
Meghan Nahass   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Características de la exposición al amianto en los empleados de una empresa en Azuay, Ecuador

open access: yesOncología
Antecedentes: El amianto o asbesto, que según la Organización Mundial de la Salud puede causar cáncer y enfermedades pulmonares como la asbestosis, todavía se usa para hacer fibrocemento.
Juan Vázquez Andrade   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parámetros espirométricos en una muestra de trabajadores expuestos a polvos de asbesto y asbesto-cemento / Spirometric parameters in a sample of workers exposed to asbestos and asbestos-cement dusts

open access: yesRevista Cubana de Salud y Trabajo, 2022
Resumen Introducción: Las enfermedades pulmonares ocupan el primer lugar entre las enfermedades profesionales y las relacionadas con el trabajo. Las neumoconiosis más importantes son las que progresan a lesiones irreversibles.
Frank López Avila   +3 more
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Asbestose pulmonar: mecanismos celulares da sua patogenia [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
A asbestose pulmonar continua a ser uma das doenças ocupacionais mais graves do nosso tempo. Apesar de clínica e epidemiologicamente bem caracterizada pouco se sabe ainda dos mecanismos celulares responsáveis pela sua ocorrência.
Teixeira, Ana Maria M. Botelho
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Understanding exposure risk using soil testing and GIS around an abandoned asbestos mine

open access: yesAnnals of Global Health
Background: Abandoned asbestos mines are a potential source of environmental contamination and exposure for nearby residents. The asbestos exposure risk may persist even after the cessation of mining activity if the mine is not properly closed.
Abhijeet V. Jadhav   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating The Annual Cost of Smoking-Related Diseases in Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Smoking plays a role in the development of chronic diseases and causes substantial negative economic consequences. This study was carried out to estimate the annual cost of smoking-related cardio-cerebrovascular and pulmonary diseases in ...
Hudoyo, Ahmad   +6 more
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The 1983-84 Suspensions of EDB Under FIFRA and the 1989 Asbestos Ban and Phaseout Rule Under TSCA: Two Case Studies in EPA's Use of Science [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper discusses EPA's acquisition and use of science in a decision under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA): the 1983-84 suspensions of ethylene dibromide (EDB); and in a decision under the Toxic Substances Control Act ...
Powell, Mark
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Federal Asbestos Legislation: The Winners Are ... [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Under the guise of providing aid to victims of asbestos-related illnesses, a small group of companies has lobbied for and won relief from their liability worth tens of billions of dollars in the Senate's asbestos trust fund bill, according to this Public
Chris Schmitt, Frank Clemente
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