The assessments of asbestos exposure by two a priori job exposure matrices (JEM) and by
a job-specific questionnaire (SQ) are compared at job level. The data used for the …

This paper describes the characteristic clinical features, mortality and survival rate of 202
patients diagnosed as having asbestosis by the Institute of Occupational Health between …

Asbestos related disease has assumed primacy in both public and professional concern
regarding occupationally generated disease. During the 1960s medical documenta-tion …

Previous authors have described several pleural abnormalities on chest radiography as
being pathognomonic for asbestos exposure. We sought to determine the percentage of …

Abstract The Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET) was a double‐blind, placebo‐
controlled trial of the daily administration of 25,000 IU vitamin A and 30 mg β‐carotene for …

Background Accuracy in the clinical diagnosis of asbestosis has significant implications for
the future health of affected patients as well as serious medicolegal implications for both …

To investigate the risks of developing asbestos-related diseases we conducted a historical
cohort mortality study on 249 ship repair workers (90 laggers and 159 boiler repairers) in a …

Abstract Evaluation of the risk of asbestosis (1332214) in insulating workers handling
asbestos, fibrous glass, foam glass, and cork. Medical data and roentgenographic changes …

In a questionnaire survey in summer 1991, of occupational and environmental health
specialists concerning asbestos hazards in their countries, responses were received from …