A previous large medical survey of active and retired sheet metal workers with 20 or more
years in the trade indicated an unexpectedly high prevalence of obstructive pulmonary …

Standardized questionnaires and lung function tests were administered in 1973, 1980, and
1984 to 126 workers occupationally exposed to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) dust, to cement …

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 …

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the possible association between bronchitis
and exposure to man-made mineral fibres. The basis of the study has been cross-sectional …

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 …

One hundred and twenty‐two sheet metal workers in New England were examined over a
10‐year interval for loss of pulmonary function and the development of asbestosis or …

We investigated the possible adverse health effects to sheet-metal workers who had past
exposure to asbestos. A cross-sectional medical examination of 1 330 workers was …

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 …

Miners and millers of talc ore, free from asbestos and silica, were examined for respiratory
effects. A study of 116 subjects included the modified British Medical Research Council …

ABSTRACT A group of 379 men who had worked at an asbestos textile factory for at least 10
years has been followed up. The prevalence of crepitations,'possible asbestosis', certified …