This study is an extension up to the end of 1967 of that already published on the incidence
of intrathoracic tumours occurring in subjects from certain of the northern provinces of Italy …

Asbestos industry has been in operation over 60 years in Korea. However, the prevalence of
asbestosis has not been yet reported. With rapid turn-over of workers, previous cross …

The presentation addresses current problems of health risk and health effects associated
with exposure to asbestos, including data on historical exposure and on currently valid …

Objectives Cancer risk has been estimated for asbestos production workers or other heavily
exposed asbestos workers in numerous studies. The bulk of the asbestos epidemic results …

Former employees (214) of a plant that manufactured asbestos‐containing building
materials (wallboard and acoustic tile) from 1958 through 1974 were screened for asbestos …

During the construction period of a saltpeter plant from 1928 through 1929, 21 young men of
equal age were heavily exposed to asbestos dust for 1 a. During an observation period from …

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

Rosenman and Reilly [1998] reported that in Michigan, from 1985–1996, 115 patients were
reclassified as having asbestos (and not silicosis, pneumoconiosis, or pulmonary fibrosis) …

Exposure to mineral dust was studied among construction workers (N= 437) with the aid of a
questionnaire and a chest X‐ray examination of the lungs. The results of the questionnaire …

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 …