Introduction
STATEMENTOFTHEPROBLEM
SCOPEOF TIlE STUDY
OBJECIlVES
limitations
LrIBATURE REVIEW
ASBESTOS
USES OF ASBES’rOS
OCCUPATIONALEXPOSURES
NON-OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES
ASBESTOS-RELAl’EI> DISEASES
PATIIOLOGYOFASBESTOS-RELATEDDISEASES
CLINICALFEATURES OF ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES
IMMUNOLOGY OF ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES
ANIMALSTUDIESANDASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES
SMOKINGAND ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES
ASBESTOSRELATEDDISEASES IN EGYPT
WHATISNOT KNOWNABOUTASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES
DESIGN OFTIm STPDY
MAREIALS. PATIENTS AND METHODS
RESULTS
Discussion
conclusion
recommendations
appendix
Summary
References