- 393 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
The health-related effects of asbestos have long been mired in controversy, with industry and plaintiff attorneys playing a significant role. This comprehensive book provides a balanced and extensive evidence-based critical analysis of the literature concerning asbestos-related diseases, from a scientific and historical perspective. The book presen
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Yes, you can access The Health Effects of Asbestos by Dorsett D. Smith in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicina & Medicina in ambito lavorativo e industriale. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1 How to critically read and find truth in the medical scientific literature
- 2 Limitations of epidemiologic exposure studies on the health effects of asbestos
- 3 Clinical toxicology of asbestos
- 4 History of asbestos commercial use and discovery of adverse health effects: Asbestosis
- 5 What is asbestosis and what is not: Radiology and pathology correlates
- 6 The association of lung cancer and asbestosis
- 7 The effect of smoking and lung cancer
- 8 Asbestos-related pleural disease
- 9 Disability and impairment in asbestosis and asbestos-related diffuse pleural disease
- 10 The evolution of workers’ compensation and employer responsibility
- 11 Does asbestos cause additional malignancies other than lung cancer and mesothelioma?
- 12 Asbestos exposure and mesothelioma
- 13 The many causes of mesothelioma
- 14 Other causes of mesothelioma not related to asbestiform mineral fibers
- 15 Mesothelioma and asbestos fiber type
- 16 Chrysotile and mesothelioma
- 17 The tremolite hypothesis
- 18 Mesothelioma latency and risk
- 19 Household and neighborhood exposure to asbestos
- 20 What did asbestos pipe insulation manufacturers and the U.S. Navy understand about the risk to manufacturing employees and end users?
- 21 The intervention of government to provide safety standards NIOSH/ACGIH standards
- 22 Is there a safe or risk-free level of asbestos exposure?
- Glossary