Search for dissertations about: "Asbestos"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the word Asbestos.

  2. 1. Asthma and cancer among pulp and paper mill workers

    Author : Eva Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; pulp and paper industry; irritant-induced asthma; gassings; cancer; sulfate mills; sulfite mills; maintenance work; brain tumors; glioma; lung cancer; asbestos;

    Abstract : There were two main aims of this thesis. One was to study if repeated high exposures to irritant gases give rise to new-onset asthma, and the other was to study if exposure in pulp and paper mills were associated with cancer. READ MORE

  4. 2. Microfabrication for Biological Applications. Preparation, Characterization and Biological Evaluation

    Author : Julie Gold; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; asbestos; surface spectroscopy; lithography; microfabrication; fibers; surface modification; biomaterials;

    Abstract : Foreign materials are intentionally placed into patients in the form of medical devices for replacing or repairing damaged portions of the body. Materials also enter the body unintentionally in the form of particulates and fibers, and can then have damaging effects, such as the formation of disease or even cancer. READ MORE

  5. 3. Pleural plaques : occurrence, exposure to asbestos, and clinical importance : [with a literature review on medical asbestos problems]

    Author : Gunnar Hillerdal; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  6. 4. From Common Market to Social Europe? : Paradigm Shift and Institutional Change in European Union Policy on Food, Asbestos & Chemicals, and Gender Equality

    Author : Marcus Carson; Barbara Hobson; Neil Fligstein; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Policy paradigm; public policy; European Union; new institutionalism; food safety; BSE; chemicals policy; gender equality; domestic violence; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation takes up developments in European Union policymaking that indicate important shifts from an emphasis on prioritizing markets and economic arrangements to a greater recognition and competing prioritization of what can be broadly characterized as "social" concerns. Potentially sweeping changes are taking place in EU policy in the areas of food safety, chemicals, and gender equality. READ MORE

  7. 5. Business at risk : four studies on operational risk management

    Author : Kristian Kallenberg; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : For business organizations the concept of risk has always been important. Lately, this importance has been enhanced due to a number of corporate and societal circumstances. New and previously unconsidered risks are gaining increased significance in the overall risk management of many companies. READ MORE