In several large groups of workers employed in chemical plants, chest x-ray abnormalities
(small irregular opacities and/or pleural changes) of the type known to be induced by …

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

Cross sectional field studies of asbestos (1332214) hazards in maintenance workers in a
chemical facility and of oil refinery (SIC-2911) workers were conducted. A cohort of 185 …

A prospective mortality study of 839 men employed in the manufacture of asbestos cement
products in 1969 examined lung cancer risk in relation to lung fibrosis seen on chest x ray …

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 …

The characteristics of asbestosis and neoplasms due to asbestos (1332214) exposure are
reviewed. Sources of environmental asbestos contamination are discussed. Epidemiological …

A cross‐sectional prevalence survey of asbestosis, including all 1,140 employees of a
diversified asbestos products manufacturer, was conducted in 1932 by Drs. Anthony J …

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 …

A cohort of 1,117 asbestos insulation workers was established in 1963 and has been
prospectively followed since then. Chest X‐ray abnormalities detected at the initial medical …

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 …