Silica, silicosis and cancer. An international symposium
Conference
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OSTI ID:6352032
The research areas discussed in the symposium include: (1) history of silicosis and SiO/sub 2/ dust measurement; (2) silicosis: present and future; (3) recent epidemiologic research; (4) recent pathphysiology of SiO/sub 2/; (5) biologic and tumorigenic response to silica; (6) silica and cancer bioassays; (7) new standards; (8) future trends and pitfalls in SiO/sub 2/ research; (9) silicosis, dusty trades, and cancer; and (10) confounding and summarization.
- Research Organization:
- North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill (USA). Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering; Society for Occupational and Environmental Health, New York (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG05-84ER60212
- OSTI ID:
- 6352032
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8404193-Absts.; ON: DE84017494
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International symposium on silica, silicosis and cancer, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 3 Apr 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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