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Comment on ‘The latency period of mesothelioma among a cohort of British asbestos workers (1978–2005)': the effect of left censoring [PDF]
, 2014 none4noWe read with extreme interest the article by Frost on mesothelioma latency period among asbestos workers (Frost, 2013). Despite the main aim of the study being to investigate ‘the determinants of mesothelioma latency among a cohort of asbestos ...
Curti, S +3 more
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Pleural plaques in smoking-associated fibrosis and pulmonary asbestosis
International Journal of COPD, 2015 Rahul G Sangani,1 Andrew J Ghio,2 John E Parker11Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US ...
Sangani RG, Ghio AJ, Parker JE
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Medicina y Seguridad del Trabajo, 2013 Las enfermedades respiratorias son una parte importante de la patología laboral y medioambiental. Si el aire que respiramos está contaminado el pulmón es el órgano diana de los efectos del tabaco, sílice, asbesto, antígenos diversos, NO2, SO2 ...
Pere Casan Clarà
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Identification of rounded atelectasis in workers exposed to asbestos by contrast helical computed tomography [PDF]
, 2003 Rounded atelectasis (RA) is a benign and unusual form of subpleural lung collapse that has been described mostly in asbestos-exposed workers. This form of atelectasis manifests as a lung nodule and can be confused with bronchogenic carcinoma upon ...
Bagatin, Ericson +5 more
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Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos LaboralesIntroducción: La enfermedad pulmonar intersticial difusa (EPID) describe un amplio grupo de trastornos con inflamación y fibrosis pulmonar. La asbestosis y la silicosis son las principales causas por exposición laboral.
Vega García López +5 more
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Concurrent Silicosis and Pulmonary Mycosis at Death
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 To examine risk for mycosis among persons with silicosis, we examined US mortality data for 1979–2004. Persons with silicosis were more likely to die with pulmonary mycosis than were those without pneumoconiosis or those with more common pneumoconioses ...
Yulia Iossifova +3 more
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The Central African journal of medicine, 1969 The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the inhalation of asbestos on employees (mostly African) in the Rhodesian mining industry. Every effort was made to ensure that each worker investigated had been exposed to only this dust and had not worked in any other type of mine.
Gelfand, Michael, Morton, S. Archibald
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Asbestos and the Future of Mass Torts [PDF]
Asbestos was once referred to as a miracle mineral' for its ability to withstand heat and it was used in thousands of products. But exposure to asbestos causes cancer and other diseases. As of the beginning of 2001, 600,000 individuals had filed lawsuits
Michelle J. White
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Utjecaj novih tehnologija na dijagnostiku profesionalne azbestoze [PDF]
, 2003 Medical experts have increasingly been relying on modern computer technologies in performing their work. This paper opens with a brief description of the advantages of computer technologies (compression of a digital image, its filing, transfer and ...
Igor Vujović +2 more
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Medycyna Pracy, 2017 Background: The adverse health effects of occupational exposure to asbestos dust may occur several years after first exposure. The objective of the study was to assess the relationship between lesions in the respiratory system and the factors ...
Elżbieta Cwynar +2 more
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