In order to investigate the prevalence of asbestos-related diseases, a cross-sectional
population study was conducted among 28 216 men aged 40 years in nine municipalities of …

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 …

The profiles of occupational asbestos exposure were investigated in a series of 66 hospital
patients in whom pleural plaques constituted the only asbestos‐induced abnormality. The …

In a study of the possible impact of asbestos exposure on car mechanics, 925 car mechanics
and 109 referents (office workers in car-repair firms) were examined. They took part in a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

As part of a general morbidity study of all civilian employees in the four Royal Naval
Dockyards, the clinical, radiological and physiological effects of exposure to asbestos in …

The Monfalcone area in north-eastern Italy (total population, about 60,000) is a small
industrial district in which shipbuilding is the main industry. We examined thoracic cavities …

In 1972, a procedure was introduced by the Industrial Injuries Insurance Institutes (
Berufsgenossenschaften) of the Federal Republic of Germany, which is to be used by the …