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Edited by John E. Craighead and Allen R. Gibbs. 403 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 2008. $79.50. ISBN 978-0-19-517869-2.

Asbestos, a well-known carcinogen, is responsible for the dramatic increase in the incidence of pleural mesothelioma among men in Western countries in the past 40 years. This increase is a result of the substantial occupational exposure to asbestos throughout the workforce from the 1930s to the 1980s. The nature of the effects of asbestos on health is also one of the most controversial issues in occupational health, and in the rich body of scientific literature on the subject, almost any opinion possible has been documented.

In this book, scientists with a long-standing history in asbestos research cover a broad variety . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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