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The Byssinosis Controversy: Background and Developments
Record #:
12003
Author(s):
Norris, Jeannie Faris
Abstract:
Byssinosis, commonly called brown lung, is a disease that affects textile workers exposed to cotton dust. This article provides an objective overview of their medical, legal, and economic aspects of the Byssinosis controversy.
Source:
We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4),
Vol. 38 Issue 11, Nov 1980
,
p
38, 40, 42, 168-170, il
Subject(s):
Byssinosis (Brown lung)
;
Textile workers--Diseases