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Asbestosis among electricians
M J Hodgson1, D K Parkinson, S Sabo
1Occupational Medicine Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15261.
Journal of Occupational Medicine. : Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association
|August 1, 1988
Abstract:
In a cross-sectional study of a small group of non-shipyard electricians, the prevalence of asbestosis, defined as irregular opacities of at least 1/0 profusion, was found to be 15% overall and 25% after 20 years of service. Irregular opacities occurred more frequently among smokers. Cost estimates for asbestos-related disease should include construction electricians in the populations at risk.