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Deadly Dust : Silicosis and the On-Going Struggle to Protect Workers' Health (Conversations in Medicine and Society)
Deadly Dust Silicosis and the OnGoing Struggle to Protect Workers' Health - Conversations in Medicine and Society
Author: David Rosner, Gerald Markowitz
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. By the 1950s, however, silicosis was nearly forgotten by the media and health professionals...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780472031108
ISBN-10: 0472031104
Publication Date: 6/12/2006
Pages: 272
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Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Book Type: Paperback
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