This report presents data gathered from a series of asbestos disease screening
examinations of 9,605 United States sheet metal workers who were first employed in the …

A review of chest x‐rays of 707 currently employed New York metropolitan area sheet metal
workers found that 29.3% of the workers with 20 years or more of union membership (a …

Preliminary results of a survey for asbestos (1332214) related diseases among sheet metal
workers were reported. The 12,454 participants (most over 50 years of age) received …

We performed a medical audit of an asbestos disease screening program offered to New
York City sheet metal workers by a corporate medical service. The screening program …

We investigated the possible adverse health effects to sheet-metal workers who had past
exposure to asbestos. A cross-sectional medical examination of 1 330 workers was …

Clinical data from 624 asbestos exposed workers were analysed by factor analysis. Fifteen
clinical variables were found to reflect several underlying factors:" obstruction,"" interstitial …

METHODS Construction, shipyard, refinery and production workers were recruited through
their local unions. Letters offering examinations for asbestosis and pulmonary disease were …

There are millions of workers whose exposure to asbestos dust prior to the implementation
of asbestos regulation and improved control measures places them at risk of asbestos …

Asbestos-associated diseases are prevalent in the construction trades primarily because of
the previously widespread use of asbestos-containing insulation materials. Workers in metal …

Diseases associated with asbestos are prevalent in the construction trades primarily as the
result of the previously widespread use of insulation materials containing asbestos in the …