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Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects » (5TH)

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Authors: Barry I. Castleman, Stephen L. Berger
ISBN-13: 9780735552609, ISBN-10: 0735552606
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Date Published: November 2004
Edition: 5TH

Author Biography: Barry I. Castleman

Book Synopsis

Written by one of the leading asbestos experts for both plaintiff and defense attorneys, occupational and environmental health professionals, as well as others in the field of toxic substances control, Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects has become

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	The Development of Knowledge About Asbestosis	1
2	Cancer	49
3	Compensation: The Final Check-Up	159
4	Thresholds and Standards	265
5	Asbestos Product Use	385
6	Alternatives to Asbestos Insulation	437
7	"Bystander" Asbestos Disease	515
8	Asbestos Disease in Brake Repair Workers	539
9	Company Knowledge	581
10	Historical Research on Toxic Substances	699
11	The Legacy and the Challenge	781
	Appendix 1: The Asbestos Magazine Letters of 1935	879
	Appendix 2	883
	Appendix 3	905
	Appendix 4	909
	Appendix 5	911
	Index	917