Occupational Lung Diseases - Preface, Glossary, Contents, and Index

Our plain-English summary of Occupational Lung Diseases - Preface, Glossary, Contents, and Index, by W.K.C. Morgan, A. Seaton (1975).

The study

• Authors: W.K.C. Morgan, A. Seaton
• Published: OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASES (W.K.C. MORGAN AND A. SEATON, EDITORS), PHILADELPHIA: W.B. SAUNDERS (1975)
• Type of article: Book excerpt
• Our copy: from Johns-Manville's own medical library.

In plain English

This document is not a research study. It is the front matter and index of a 1975 medical textbook, Occupational Lung Diseases, by W.K.C. Morgan and A. Seaton, with chapters by other contributors. It contains the title pages, a dedication, a preface, a glossary of abbreviations, the table of contents and the index. It does not include the text of any chapter. The preface said the book was written mainly for practicing clinicians and was also meant for radiologists and pathologists. The contents listed a chapter on asbestosis (Chapter 9, starting on page 124), credited to Anthony Seaton, and a chapter on occupational pulmonary neoplasms starting on page 357. The index listed chrysotile, crocidolite, anthophyllite and tremolite. It also had entries for asbestos bodies, pleural plaques, lung cancer in asbestos workers, and pleural mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, with a separate sub-entry for peritoneal mesothelioma. The index headings name topics, and its numbers are page references. Apart from general remarks in the preface, the document presents none of the chapters' findings, data or conclusions.

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What the study did and found

• Design: textbook front matter (preface, glossary, table of contents) and index; not a study
• Exposure: No exposure was studied in this document. The index lists asbestos fiber types, including chrysotile, crocidolite, anthophyllite and tremolite, among many other occupational dusts and agents.
• Main results:
  • The contents list a chapter titled Asbestosis (Chapter 9), beginning on page 124 and credited to Anthony Seaton.
  • The contents list a chapter on occupational pulmonary neoplasms beginning on page 357.
  • The index has an entry for pleural mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, with a separate sub-entry for peritoneal mesothelioma. The numbers are page references.
  • The index has an entry for lung cancer in asbestos workers. The numbers are page references.
  • The preface makes a general remark that occupational lung diseases have often been modified by changes in industrial processes and hygiene.

Topics

Medical terms in this study, explained in our Lexicon: Occupational Lung Disease, Neoplasm, Chrysotile, Crocidolite, Anthophyllite, Tremolite, Asbestos Bodies, Pleural Plaques.

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