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Thomas A. Lincoln to Medical Directors and Contract Physicians on Asbestos Related Diseases, Enclosing D. Davies's British Medical Journal Article (1983)

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Internal Union Carbide memo from the Corporate Medical Director to company medical directors and contract physicians, attaching a July 16, 1983 British Medical Journal article by D. Davies on asbestos related diseases without asbestosis. The memo comments on the article's discussion of compensability and lung cancer, notes that only a small percentage of pleural plaques are detectable on chest radiographs, and refers questions to Dr. Hilton Lewinsohn. The exhibit also includes the article, a reference page, and a distribution list.

Author
Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D. (Corporate Medical Director); D. Davies (Consultant Chest Physician, City Hospital, Nottingham (author of the enclosed article))
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Medical/HS&EA, Danbury
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-2634
Date
August 8, 1983
Number
Bates UCC 005047 to UCC 005050
Library no.
ACL Doc 17582 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17582
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Memo from Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D., to Medical Directors and Contract Physicians, Aug. 8, 1983, 'Asbestos Related Diseases'
  • Page 2: BMJ article 'Asbestos related diseases without asbestosis' by D. Davies (16 July 1983), with underlining and handwriting
  • Page 3: References for the Davies article and an unrelated BMJ piece on knee difficulties (p. 165)
  • Page 4: Distribution list for the General Occupational Health Committee, stamped Feb 25 1983, with no visible heading text beyond the list

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From Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D. (Corporate Medical Director); D. Davies (Consultant Chest Physician, City Hospital, Nottingham (author of the enclosed article)) to Medical Directors; Contract Physicians.

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Pleural Plaques and Pleural Thickening · What is asbestosis.

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This is document UC-2634 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 005047 to UCC 005050.

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“Thomas A. Lincoln to Medical Directors and Contract Physicians on Asbestos Related Diseases, Enclosing D. Davies's British Medical Journal Article.” August 8, 1983. Union Carbide documents, UC-2634, Bates UCC 005047 to UCC 005050. Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Medical/HS&EA, Danbury. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17582. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17582.

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