title: [Asbestosis (review of the literature)].
abstract: The proposed review of medical literature on the influence of asbestos on the health conditions of workers, consists of 5 parts: 1. occupational hygiene in some industries in which asbestos is used; 2. new data on the peculiarities of the action of asbestos-containing dusts; 3. the epidemiology of tumours among the workers dealing with asbestos, in particular, in construction materials production and in construction proper; 4. problems of an early diagnosis of asbestosis; 5. prevention of asbestos-induced diseases, and health legislation on the safety of working conditions with regard to asbestos adopted in different countries.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Kogan
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Nikitina
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D014586:USSR / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
vernacular_title: Problemy asbestoza (obzor literatury).