The Third Wave of Asbestos Disease: Exposure to Asbestos in Place--Public Health Control. Conference. New York, New York, June 7-9, 1990.
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This 3rd edition describes pulmonary diseases caused by occupational environments, and includes guidance on the investigation and management of these diseases. The text contains sections on prevention, asbestos related diseases, the legal aspects of occupational lung disease, and the present judicial process. The chapters are written in an historical context, tracing the development of knowledge of the subject through recent advances.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
دوره 643 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991