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The 2nd ADAO Asbestos Conference
Author(s) -
KazanAllen Laurie
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.20397
Subject(s) - asbestos , medicine , public health , environmental health , politics , law , pathology , political science , materials science , metallurgy
On National Asbestos Awareness Day 2006, a conference was held at Mount Sinai, the home ground of Dr. Irving J. Selikoff, who, more than any other single individual, started the debate about occupational hazards in the U.S. Four decades after the pioneering conference on the Biological Effects of Asbestos was organized by Drs. Selikoff and Churg, asbestos victims and their relatives, public health campaigners, medical professionals, journalists and community representatives convened in New York City to assess the progress that had been made in raising public, professional and political awareness of asbestos‐related diseases. The report which follows conveys the substance of their presentations and highlights key issues which were discussed. Am. J. Ind. Med. 50:52–62, 2007. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.