Asbestos [electronic resource] : risk assessment, epidemiology, and health effects / [edited by] Ronald F. Dodson, Samuel P. Hammar.

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TextPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 647 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.)ISBN:

9781439809716 (ebook : PDF)

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ch. 1. The history of asbestos utilization and recognition of asbestos-induced diseases / Douglas W. Henderson and James Leigh -- ch. 2. Asbestos analysis methods / James R. Millette -- ch. 3. Analysis and relevance of asbestos burden in tissue / Ronald F. Dodson -- ch. 4. The molecular pathogenesis of asbestos-related disorders / Sonja Klebe and Douglas W. Henderson -- ch. 5. Epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases and the knowledge that led to what is known today / Richard A. Lemen -- ch. 6. Asbestos and carcinoma of the lung / Douglas W. Henderson and James Leigh -- ch. 7. Asbestos and mesothelioma / Samuel P. Hammar -- ch. 8. Asbestos and other cancers / Samuel P. Hammar ... [et al.] -- ch. 9. Asbestosis / Samuel P. Hammar -- ch. 10. Asbestos-induced pleural disease / Samuel P. Hammar -- ch. 11. Uncommon nonmalignant asbestos-induced conditions / Samuel P. Hammar -- ch. 12. Clinical diagnosis and management of nonmalignant asbestos-related diseases / Gary K. Friedman -- ch. 13. Malignant diseases attributed to asbestos exposure / Gary K. Friedman -- ch. 14. Core curriculum for practicing physicians related to asbestos / Jefrey L. Levin and Paul P. Rountree -- ch. 15. Asbestos regulations and their applications / Daniel T. Crane and Adele Cardenas Malott.

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