Publication Date:
1990-01-19
Description:
Asbestos is a commercial term for a group of fibrous minerals often associated with the development of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis (asbestosis), lung cancer, and malignant mesothelioma in occupationally exposed individuals. The pathogenicity of different forms of asbestos varies--long, thin amphibole fibers are most pathogenic, particularly in the induction of mesothelioma. Available data do not support the concept that low-level exposure to asbestos is a health hazard in buildings and schools. The concentration of asbestos fibers in air, type of asbestos, and size of fibers must be considered in evaluation of potential health risks.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Mossman, B T -- Bignon, J -- Corn, M -- Seaton, A -- Gee, J B -- R01 CA33501/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- R01 ES03878/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ -- R01 HL39469/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1990 Jan 19;247(4940):294-301.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Burlington 05405.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2153315" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Asbestos/*adverse effects
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Asbestos, Amphibole
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Asbestos, Serpentine
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Asbestosis
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Chemistry, Physical
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Disease Models, Animal
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms/etiology
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Mesothelioma/etiology
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Molecular Structure
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Occupational Diseases/etiology
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Physicochemical Phenomena
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*Public Policy
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Pulmonary Fibrosis/etiology
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Risk Factors
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Silicon Dioxide/adverse effects
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Smoking/adverse effects
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United States
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
