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94625 
Journal Article 
Short-term asbestos work exposure and long-term observation 
Seidman, H; Selikoff, IJ; Hammond, EC 
1979 
Yes 
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
ISSN: 0077-8923
EISSN: 1749-6632 
330 
61-89 
English 
294213 
Using the length of time worked in an amosite asbestos factory as a measure of the direct dosage of asbestos, it is seen that in general the lower the dosage, the longer it takes for adverse mortality experience to become evident and also the smaller the magnitude of that adverse mortality. Heavy direct exposure to men who are already at "cancer ages" can result in a very large increase in mortality in a surprisingly short period of time, 5-14 years after onset of work. The length of the latency period depends not only on the dosage but also on the age at which exposure takes place. 
Industrial pollutants; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Hazardous materials; Asbestos; Mortality; Occupational health; P 0000:AIR POLLUTION; H SM10.21:CANCER; P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH; H SI0.8.2:CHEMICALS (CORROSION) 
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