In follow-up studies of samples of employees at two of Her Majesty's Dockyards the
prevalence of asbestos-related lesions in smokers and ex-smokers was statistically …

In a case-control study of 209 workers from a local railway maintenance and repair
workshop, pleuropulmonary lesions were studied on chest radiographs. All workers were …

Despite the lack of precision of asbestos exposure assessments and the limitations of the
main diagnostic epidemiological tool for asbestos-related diseases (ie standard X ray films) …

Asbestos is a fibrous silicate which is recognized as causing a variety of lung disorders
including malignant mesothelioma of the pleura, lung cancer and asbestosis. Asbestos use …

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 …

OBJECTIVE: The largest Italian asbestos cement factory had been active in Casale
Monferrato until 1986: in previous studies a substantial increase in the incidence of pleural …

Abstract In 1985, the Sheet Metal Workers International Association and the Sheet Metal and
Air Conditioning National Association formed The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute …

It is being slowly recognized that there is serious under‐reporting of cancers that are
occupationally related, in the sense that they would not have occurred without the …

The mortality experience of a cohort of 3 297 railroad maintenance shopworkers exposed to
asbestos was investigated. The study period was 1951—1980, and the vital status was …

The association between pleural plaques and asbestos exposure was investigated in a
cross-sectional study of 951 male shipyard workers. Asbestos exposure was estimated by …