title: [Occupational problems of serpentine asbestos in industry (history and trends)].
abstract: The article presents summarized data of long-standing research of work conditions, asbestosis occurrence, and epidemiology of malignancies in "URALASBEST" enterprises extracting and utilizing asbestos. The research served as a base to elaborate and put into practice a complex of sanitary, technical, medical and biologic measures in various asbestos enterprises. Those measures lowered occupational morbidity due to asbestos. Considering the experience accumulated, the authors set prospects for further studies on "Asbestos and Health" problem.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Domnin
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Kogan
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kashanskiĭ
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Shcherbakov
mesh_terms: D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine
vernacular_title: Gigienicheskie problemy khrizotil-asbesta v promyshlennosti (istoriia i perspektivy).