Beyond the factory gates : asbestos and health in twentieth century America /

Beyond the Factory Gates examines the issue of asbestos and health in the USA between the early 1900's to the mid-1970s. Areas covered include the emergence of medical concern about the three fatal diseases related to asbestos (asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma); the actions of the US Na...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bartrip, P. W. J. (Peter W. J.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2006.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Asbestos > Physiological effect.
Asbestos abatement > United States.
Asbestos > Law and legislation > United States.
Asbestos industry > Employees > Health and hygiene > United States.
Asbestos industry > Employees > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Medicine > History > 20th century.
Asbestos > adverse effects
Asbestos > history
Air Pollutants, Occupational > history
History, 20th Century
Occupational Exposure > legislation & jurisprudence
Amiante > Effets physiologiques.
Désamiantage > États-Unis.
Amiante > Droit > États-Unis.
Amiante > Industrie > Personnel > Santé et hygiène > États-Unis.
Amiante > Industrie > Personnel > Droit > États-Unis.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Safety.
Medicine
Asbestos abatement
Asbestos industry > Employees > Health and hygiene
Asbestos industry > Employees > Legal status, laws, etc.
Asbestos > Law and legislation
Asbestos > Physiological effect
United States
History
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