The effects of asbestos on health have been well documented in numerous studies of
various occupational groups since 1930. Despite the extensive body of scientific evidence …

Abstract In 1987–1992, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) implemented a
nationwide asbestos program aimed at preventing asbestos‐related risks in good …

This paper is intended to give the reader an overview of the epidemiology of asbestos-
related diseases and is restricted to primarily occupational exposure studies. However …

Occupational and nonoccupational exposures to asbestos hazards are discussed. World
production of asbestos increased from 446,000 metric tons in 1938 to over 2 million tons in …

Abstract Leo Noro, MD, Director of the Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, is
the recipient of the 1968 William P. Yant Memorial Award. This award is presented by the …

The difficulties of balancing the possible hazards of asbestos against its useful properties,
the cost of control measures and the availability of adequate substitutes are described. The …

Until recently, in the Federal Republic of Germany there has been a lack of epidemiological
data on asbestos‐related tumors. Only the numbers of occupational diseases accepted for …

For the period from 1973 to the end of 1986, 70656 data sets on occupational preventive
medical examinations in employees exposed occupationally to asbestos dust (G 1.2) were …

Background The health consequences of the use of asbestos in con-temporary industrial
society have been amply documented in the world scientific literature. The toll of illnesses …

Asbestos is a well known health hazard. Initially, most cases of asbestos related disease
were seen in miners, millers, and people employed in the manufacture of asbestos products …