Thinking Longitudinally in a Cross-Sectional World

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• Personal Author:
  Wagner, Gregory R.
• Description:
  Asbestos exposure is widely recognized to cause serious and often deadly health effects. The World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization have called for asbestos bans worldwide, and more than 40 countries have either banned or severely restricted asbestos use. The U.S. Congress is currently considering legislation entitled the "Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007" (4). In this issue of the Journal (pp. 630-637), Rohs and colleagues report dose-dependent pleural changes identified in a cross-sectional follow-up study of a cohort of workers exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite originating in Libby, Montana. The study has particular relevance to current national and international efforts to control risk from exposure to durable fibers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Dust Inorganic Chemicals Lung Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Radiation Radiography Respiratory System Safety

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• Keywords:
  Asbestos-fibers Asbestos-mining Asbestos-workers Fibrous-bodies Fibrous-dusts Intestinal-cells Occupational-exposure Pleural-cavity Radiographic-analysis
• ISSN:
  1073-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  177
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033538
• Citation:
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008 Mar; 177(6):565-566
• CAS Registry Number:
  Vermiculite (Mg0.33[Mg2-3(Al0-1Fe0-1)0-1](Si2.33-3.33Al0.67-1.67)(OH)2O10.4H2O) (CAS RN 1318-00-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189074/cdc_189074_DS1.pdf
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