Spanish medical literature on the risks of asbestos during the Franco Regime

Authors

  • Alfredo Menéndez-Navarro Departamento de Historia de la Ciencia, Universidad de Granada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2012.v64.i1.511

Keywords:

Asbestos, Asbestos-related diseases, Occupational health, Spain, Franco regime

Abstract


Asbestos is a fibrous mineral used since the early 20th century in a wide range of manufacturing processes and industrial products for its fireproofing and abrasion-resistant properties. Asbestos exposure has had harmful effects on the health of workers and of the general population. Asbestos risks have attracted scant historiographical attention in Spain, contributing to the idea of a lack of medical and public concerns about this issue until the 1980s. The aim of this paper was to analyze the emergence of such concerns during the Franco regime by exploring the medical literature and the legislation drafted to address asbestos hazards.

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Published

2012-06-30

How to Cite

Menéndez-Navarro, A. (2012). Spanish medical literature on the risks of asbestos during the Franco Regime. Asclepio, 64(1), 7–36. https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2012.v64.i1.511

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Studies