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A Study of pulmonary function in asbestosis [PDF]

258 workers in three asbestos factories were examined, by clinical, radiological and pulmonary function tests. Rales was found in 35 workers (14%), approximately 2/3 of whom had radiological changes, most commonly both pleural and parenchymal, 63% had ...
Regan, GM
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Lung Function Profiles among Individuals with Nonmalignant Asbestos-related Disorders

Safety and Health at Work, 2014
Background: Inhalation of asbestos fibers can lead to adverse health effects on the lungs. This study describes lung function profiles among individuals with nonmalignant asbestos-related disorders (ARDs).
Eun-Kee Park, Deborah H. Yates, Donald Wilson   +2 more
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Incidencia en España de la asbestosis y otras enfermedades pulmonares benignas debidas al amianto durante el período 1962-2010

Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2012
Fundamentos: En España carecemos de una descripción completa de las enfermedades profesionales causadas por el amianto. El objetivo del presente trabajo esconocer la incidencia durante el período 1962-2010 de las asbestosis y otras enfermedades ...
Montserrat García Gómez, Alfredo Menéndez-Navarro, Rosario Castañeda López   +2 more
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Exploring Animal Models That Resemble Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2017
Large multicenter clinical trials have led to two recently approved drugs for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); yet, both of these therapies only slow disease progression and do not provide a definitive cure.
Jun Tashiro, Gustavo A. Rubio, Andrew H. Limper, Kurt Williams, Sharon J. Elliot, Ioanna Ninou, Vassilis Aidinis, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Marilyn K. Glassberg, Marilyn K. Glassberg   +9 more
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ASBESTOSIS.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1996
No Abstract.
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Respiratory:Honeycomb Lung, Asbestosis

, 1900
Honeycomb lung secondary to asbestosis; organized hemothorax: Cystic changes characteristic of "honeycombing" are seen in bottom of lung on right; pleural space now covered by scar and soft tan ...
MUSC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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[Mortality due to mesothelioma and asbestosis in Campania Region (Southern Italy): perspectives for reducing asbestos exposure]

Objectives: to provide an overview of the geographical distribution of mesothelioma and asbestosis deaths in the Campania Region (Southern Italy) occurred from 2005 to 2018 and to identify areas at higher risk. Design: for each municipality, Standardized
Iavicoli, Ivo
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Odgovornost za štetu zbog bolesti pomorca (azbestoza) : [prikaz presude]

Poredbeno Pomorsko Pravo, 2004
Azbest, s obzirom na svoja štetna svojstva predstavlja opasnu stvar, zbog toga rad s njime predstavlja opasnu djelatnost (posebno kad tuženik nije osigurao odgovarajuću zaštitnu opremu). Šteta koja je nastala u svezi s opasnom stvari, tj.
Vesna Skorupan
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Características de la exposición al amianto en los empleados de una empresa en Azuay, Ecuador

Oncología
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, Denisse Escandón Quezada   +1 more
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Am J Ind Med [PDF]

Background:Pneumoconiosis is a group of occupational lung diseases caused by dust and fiber exposure. This study analyzes Medicare claims to estimate the burden of pneumoconiosis among fee-for-service (FFS; Medicare Parts A and B) Medicare beneficiaries ...

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