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Page 307 1 How do we know that those five reasons 2 really prevent brake and clutch parts from causing 3 mesothelioma? 4 Well, this is probably the central issue of 5 the case. 6 It requires us to go to another branch of 7 science called epidemiology. 8 The dictionary defines epidemiology as 9 simply the science which investigates the causes and 10 control of diseases. 11 So epidemiology is the branch of science 12 devoted to finding out what causes various diseases. 13 In the last several years, epidemiologists 14 have conducted several large scale studies to see if 15 garage workers and brake mechanics are at an increased 16 risk of contracting mesothelioma over or as compared 17 to people who are not exposed to any type of asbestos 18 whatsoever. 19 And what these epidemiologists have found is 20 that garage workers and brake mechanics are at no 21 increased risk for contracting mesothelioma from