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1 cumulative dose is a factor of dose and time, right?
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2 A Yes, but he didn't - - he didn't appreciate
3 the retention of asbestos. And that is why longer
4 time at lower dose turned out to be more hazardous
5 than expected.
6 Q Okay. But Dr. Merewether in his article
7 talked about the fact that the higher exposure, the
8 shorter the time, the shorter the maturation period,
9 right?
10 A That is correct.
11 Q And he also talked about the lower the dose,
12 the longer the maturation period; isn't that correct?
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13 A Or low enough where there was no disease at
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14 all.
15 Q Okay. Now, in 1996 we know that asbestosis
16 only caused by asbestos could be a fatal disease,
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17 correct?
18 A It can be. I mean, one almost never sees it
19 today, but it can be.
20 Q Can be and, in fact, you mentioned Dr. Cooke
21 in 1924 , and then he reported on the same person in
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