Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Editors

xiii

Contributors

xv

Chapter 1

The History of Asbestos Utilization and Recognition of Asbestos-Induced Diseases   Douglas W. Henderson and James Leigh

1

Chapter 2

Asbestos Analysis Methods   James R. Millette

23

Chapter 3

Analysis and Relevance of Asbestos Burden in Tissue   Ronald F. Dodson

49

Chapter 4

The Molecular Pathogenesis of Asbestos-Related Disorders   Sonja Klebe and Douglas W. Henderson

109

Chapter 5

Epidemiology of Asbestos-Related Diseases and the Knowledge That Led to What is Known Today   Richard A. Lemen

131

Chapter 6

Asbestos and Carcinoma of the Lung   Douglas W. Henderson and James Leigh

269

Chapter 7

Asbestos and Mesothelioma   Samuel P. Hammar

307

Chapter 8

Asbestos and Other Cancers   Samuel P. Hammar, Richard A. Lemen, Douglas W. Henderson, and James Leigh

419

Chapter 9

Asbestosis   Samuel P. Hammar

447

Chapter 10

Asbestos-Induced Pleura! Disease   Samuel P. Hammar

481

Chapter 11

Uncommon Nonmalignant Asbestos-Induced Conditions   Samuel P. Hammar

501

Chapter 12

Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Nonmalignant Asbestos-Related Diseases   Gary K. Friedman

521

Chapter 13

Malignant Diseases Attributed to Asbestos Exposure   Gary K. Friedman

561

Chapter 14

Core Curriculum tor Practicing Physicians Related to Asbestos   Jeffrey L. Levin and Paul P. Rountree

593

Chapter 15

Asbestos Regulations and Their Applications   Daniel T. Crane and Adele Cardenas Malott

617

Index

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