| Description |
xix, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Conversations in medicine and society |
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Conversations in medicine and society.
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| Contents |
I. The "cabinet of curiosities" : silicosis and the recognition of industrial disease -- II. Foundries and the silicosis problem -- III. "This king of occupational diseases - silicosis" -- IV. "Those that are competent to speak" -- V. "Street of walking death" : silicosis in the tri-state -- VI. Last gasps : the death of the silicosis issue -- VII. Silicosis reborn : 1970-2000 -- VIII. Conclusion -- App. The "science" of thresholds |
| Summary |
"During the Depression, silicosis, an industrial lung disease, emerged as a national social crisis. Experts estimated that hundreds of thousands of workers were at risk of disease, disability, and death by inhaling silica in mines, foundries, and quarries."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Silicosis -- United States.
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Occupational diseases -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Occupational diseases -- Political aspects -- United States.
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| Author |
Markowitz, Gerald E.
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| LC no. |
2005056898 |
| ISBN |
9780472031108 paperback alkaline paper |
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