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 …

This study was undertaken to determine the relation between radiographic and histological
manifestations of pulmonary asbestosis (interstitial fibrosis) in insulation workers who had …

The chest roentgenograms of employees aged 40 and over in two asbestos manufacturing
plants were read by consensus without knowledge of the plant or smoking habits. Plant A …

A group of 100 asbestos textile workers was examined by chest roentgenogram and a
questionnaire concerning age, sex, smoking habits, and duration of occupational exposure …

A group of 85 patients with roentgenological evidence of asbestosis were examined on two
occasions within a three‐to four‐year interval, first in 1976‐1977 and again in 1979‐1981 …

Cigarette smoking was found by Auerbach and associates (2) to cause histologic changes in
the lung parenchyma such as rupture and thickening of alveolar septa, interstitial fibrosis …

Chest radiographs and spirometry were evaluated in 2,907 active and retired asbestos
insulators; most (86.8%) had≥ 30 years from onset of asbestos exposure. Testing was …

Abstract This is a Home Office report on the effects of asbestos dust on the lungs and on the
dust suppression in the asbestos industry. The first part, by Dr. ERA Merewether, deals with …

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 …

The earliest reports of pulmonary asbestosis-clinical, anatomical, radiological- made no
mention of pleural calcification. We can now appreciate that this absence of comment was …