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2020s
- Rudolf Buchheim Award 2026: Toward a ToxAtlas of carbon-based nanomaterials: single-cell RNA sequencing reveals initiating cell circuits in pulmonary inflammation. C. Voss. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology 2026;399(8):12723-12725. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Girls and Women in Mines: an Invisible Path of Forced Labour in Italy. S. Salerno. La Medicina del Lavoro 2025;116(5):17012. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- The sugar industry's efforts to manipulate research on fluoride effectiveness and toxicity: a ninety-year history. C. Neurath. Environmental Health 2025;24(1):62. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos history and use. A.L. Frank, N. van Zandwijk. Lung Cancer 2024;193:107828. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Occupational exposure to asbestos in the steel industry (1972-2006). D.J. Paustenbach, M.E. Stevens, B.P. Tuttle, et al. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2024;34(3):465-495. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- A short history of occupational disease: 2. Asbestos, chemicals, radium and beyond. D. Petts, M. Wren, B.R. Nation, et al. The Ulster Medical Journal 2021;90(1):32-34. Historical article PubMed · Free full text
- Asbestos and ovarian cancer: examining the historical evidence. B. Slomovitz, C. de Haydu, M. Taub, et al. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer 2021;31(1):122-128. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Assessment of Global Trends in the Diagnosis of Mesothelioma From 1990 to 2017. Z. Zhai, J. Ruan, Y. Zheng, et al. JAMA Network Open 2021;4(8):e2120360. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Incidence, mortality and survival in malignant pleural mesothelioma before and after asbestos in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. K. Hemminki, A. Försti, T. Chen, et al. BMC Cancer 2021;21(1):1189. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Rigid Mini-Thoracoscopy: The New Kid on the Block. E.O. Bedawi, N.M. Rahman. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 2020;27(3):157-159. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The Public Health Value of Opioid Litigation. R.L. Haffajee. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2020;48(2):279-292. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
2010s
- "Candido's List": the workers of Collotta Cis & Figli at Molina di Ledro in Trento Province, Italy. A tale of magnesia, asbestos and work. A. Fedrigotti, A. Riccadonna, D. Riccadonna. Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2019;55(1):90-93. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- A Most Reckless Proposal - A Plan to Continue Asbestos Use in the United States. P.J. Landrigan, R.A. Lemen. The New England Journal of Medicine 2019;381(7):598-600. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- An analysis of workplace exposures to asbestos at three steel mills located in the United States (1972-1982). D. Hollins, A. Burns, K. Unice, et al. Toxicology and Industrial Health 2019;35(11-12):726-737. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Incidence and survival of peritoneal malignant mesothelioma between 1989 and 2015: A population-based study. N. Le Stang, V. Bouvier, O. Glehen, et al. Cancer Epidemiology 2019;60:106-111. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- NIOSH's Respiratory Health Division: 50 years of science and service. K.J. Cummings, D.O. Johns, J.M. Mazurek, et al. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 2019;74(1-2):15-29. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Jock McCulloch (1945-2018): A Tribute. G. Tweedale, B. Castleman. International Journal of Health Services 2018;48(3):586-591. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Progress in the Management of Advanced Thoracic Malignancies in 2017. R. Ferrara, L. Mezquita, B. Besse. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2018;13(3):301-322. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- The Asbestos Ban in Korea from a Grassroots Perspective: Why Did It Occur?. Y.R. Yoon, K.M. Kwak, Y. Choi, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018;15(2). Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos and the law. G. Poyatos, C. Diego Roza. Archivos de Bronconeumología 2017;53(1):5-6. In English, Spanish. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos: insights from women. D.H. Yates. The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine 2017;5(10):782-784. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Banning Asbestos in New Zealand, 1936-2016, an 80-Year Long Saga. W.I. Glass, R. Armstrong, G. Chen. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2017;14(12). Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Clarence Borel. L. Reinstein, B. Bersin. New Solutions 2017;26(4):622-629. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Deregulating Safety: The Case of the Effort to Ban Asbestos. D. Rosner. The Milbank Quarterly 2017;95(2):257-260. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Estimated future incidence of malignant mesothelioma in South Korea: Projection from 2014 to 2033. K.M. Kwak, D. Paek, S.S. Hwang, et al. PloS One 2017;12(8):e0183404. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Experimental asbestos studies in the UK: 1912-1950. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2017;60(11):956-962. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- History of Asbestos Ban in Hong Kong. C.K. Wong, S.H. Wan, I.T. Yu. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2017;14(11). Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Scientific Advances in Thoracic Oncology 2016. R.A. Soo, E.C.A. Stone, K.M. Cummings, et al. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017;12(8):1183-1209. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Toward an Asbestos Ban in the United States. R.A. Lemen, P.J. Landrigan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2017;14(11). Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Transnational Dynamics Amid Poor Regulations: Taiwan's Asbestos Ban Actions and Experiences. H.Y. Wu, R.T. Lin, J.D. Wang, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2017;14(10). Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos in toys: an exemplary case. S. Silvestri, F. Di Benedetto, C. Raffaell, et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 2016;42(1):80-5. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Comparison of mortality in Asbest city and the Sverdlovsk region in the Russian Federation: 1997-2010. E.V. Kovalevskiy, S.J. Schonfeld, E. Feletto, et al. Environmental Health 2016;15:42. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Historical state of knowledge of the health risks of asbestos posed to seamen on merchant ships. D.G. Dodge, B.D. Beck. Inhalation Toxicology 2016;28(14):637-657. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Pathology analysis for mesothelioma study in the United Kingdom: Current practice and historical development. B.W. Case. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part B, Critical Reviews 2016;19(5-6):201-212. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Topics in medicine 50 years ago. H. Ellis. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 2016;77(10):598. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- 50th Anniversary Perspective on Volume 1: Urschel HC, Paulson DL. Mesotheliomas of the Pleura. Ann Thorac Surg 1965;1:559-73. V.W. Rusch. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015;100(4):1148-50. Editorial · Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- An update on pleuro-pulmonary cytopathology: Part i: Cytological diagnosis of mesothelioma and molecular cytology of lung cancer with an historical perspective. C.W. Bedrossian. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2015;43(7):513-26. Editorial · Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Analysis of workplace compliance measurements of asbestos by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (1984-2011). D.M. Cowan, T.J. Cheng, M. Ground, et al. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2015;72(3):615-29. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Environmental carcinogenesis - 100th anniversary of creating cancer. M. Imai, O. Hino. Cancer Science 2015;106(11):1483-5. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Historical ambient airborne asbestos concentrations in the United States - an analysis of published and unpublished literature (1960s-2000s). A. Abelmann, M.E. Glynn, J.S. Pierce, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2015;27(14):754-66. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Malignant pleural mesothelioma: history, controversy and future of a manmade epidemic. O.D. Røe, G.M. Stella. European Respiratory Review 2015;24(135):115-31. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- On Corporate Accountability: Lead, Asbestos, and Fossil Fuel Lawsuits. C. Shearer. New Solutions 2015;25(2):172-88. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Retrospective Exposure Assessment for Occupational Disease of an Individual Worker Using an Exposure Database and Trend Analysis. D.A. Chung, R.R. Yang, D.K. Verma, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2015;12(12):855-65. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The Thoracic Surgery Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. V.W. Rusch. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015;27(4):403-9. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- History and evolution of warning labels for automotive friction products. L.M. Kopelovich, K.A. Thuett, P.S. Chapman, et al. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2014;68(3):402-11. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Ken Donaldson: retirement of a young mind. P. Borm, F.R. Cassee. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2013;10:8. Editorial · Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Mining: South Africa's legacy and burden in the context of occupational respiratory diseases. R.N. Naidoo. Global Health Action 2013;6:1-3. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Pleural cancer mortality in Spain: time-trends and updating of predictions up to 2020. G. López-Abente, M. García-Gómez, A. Menéndez-Navarro, et al. BMC Cancer 2013;13:528. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- A short history of the toxicology of inhaled particles. K. Donaldson, A. Seaton. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2012;9:13. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos in Canada: the end is in sight. T.L. Guidotti. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 2012;67(1):1-2. Editorial · Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Giovanni Antonio Canale (Canaletto): The Arsenal The Water Entrance 1732. M. McKiernan. Occupational Medicine 2012;62(2):86-7. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The inflammasome: in memory of Dr. Jurg Tschopp. M. Dagenais, A. Skeldon, M. Saleh. Cell Death and Differentiation 2012;19(1):5-12. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- The RMS Titanic. K. Addley, P. McKeagney. Occupational Medicine 2012;62(3):165-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- With the best intentions: lead research and the challenge to public health. D. Rosner, G. Markowitz. American Journal of Public Health 2012;102(11):e19-33. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- A camel through the eye of a needle: expertise and the late recognition of asbestos-related diseases. A. Menéndez-Navarro. International Journal of Health Services 2011;41(1):121-35. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos and lung diseases: introduction and epidemiology. J.A. Nations, A.A. Lazarus. Disease-a-month 2011;57(1):7-13. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestosis. A.A. Lazarus, A. Philip. Disease-a-month 2011;57(1):14-26. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Rarity of malignant mesothelioma prior to the widespread commercial introduction of asbestos: the Mount Sinai autopsy experience 1883-1910. J.A. Strauchen. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2011;54(6):467-9. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The ghost of public health journalism: past, present, and future. G.S. Cooper, R.C. Brown. Epidemiology 2010;21(2):263-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
2000s
- A review of changes in composition of hot mix asphalt in the United States. D.J. Mundt, K.M. Marano, A.P. Nunes, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2009;6(11):714-25. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- A visual historical review of exposure to asbestos at puget sound naval shipyard (1962-1972). D.M. Hollins, D.J. Paustenbach, K. Clark, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part B, Critical Reviews 2009;12(2):124-56. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos, lung cancer and mesothelioma in the British Journal of Industrial Medicine. A. Newman Taylor. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2009;66(7):426-7. Editorial · Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Summary of retrospective asbestos and welding fume exposure estimates for a nuclear naval shipyard and their correlation with radiation exposure estimates. D.D. Zaebst, E.A. Seel, J.H. Yiin, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2009;6(7):404-14. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Transfer of occupational health problems from a developed to a developing country: lessons from the Japan-South Korea experience. J. Park, N. Hisanaga, Y. Kim. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2009;52(8):625-32. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- "Make history but don't forget the past". G. Swayn. New Solutions 2008;18(3):379-82. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos and ship-building: fatal consequences. J. Hedley-Whyte, D.R. Milamed. The Ulster Medical Journal 2008;77(3):191-200. Historical article PubMed · Free full text
- Asbestos, mesothelioma and the legacy of shipbuilding in Belfast. P.J. Morrison. The Ulster Medical Journal 2008;77(3):145. Comment · Editorial · Historical article PubMed · Free full text
- Continued use of asbestos: market's signature on science. S. Chaturvedi. Indian Journal of Public Health 2008;52(2):61-4. Historical article PubMed
- Gene expression changes after exposure to six-mix in a mouse model. E.A. Putnam, A. Smartt, A. Groves, et al. Journal of Immunotoxicology 2008;5(2):139-44. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Health effects of amosite mining and milling in South Africa. J. Murray, G. Nelson. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S75-81. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Re-creation of historical chrysotile-containing joint compounds. G.P. Brorby, P.J. Sheehan, D.W. Berman, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2008;20(11):1043-53. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- The defence of chrysotile, 1912-2007. M. Greenberg. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2008;14(1):57-66. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- A review of historical exposures to asbestos among skilled craftsmen (1940-2006). P.R. Williams, A.D. Phelka, D.J. Paustenbach. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part B, Critical Reviews 2007;10(5):319-77. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Cumulative asbestos exposure for US automobile mechanics involved in brake repair (circa 1950s-2000). B.L. Finley, R.O. Richter, F.S. Mowat, et al. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2007;17(7):644-55. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Ecological association between asbestos-related diseases and historical asbestos consumption: an international analysis. R.T. Lin, K. Takahashi, A. Karjalainen, et al. Lancet 2007;369(9564):844-849. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Retrospective exposure assessment of airborne asbestos related to skilled craftsmen at a petroleum refinery in Beaumont, Texas (1940-2006). P. Williams, D. Paustenbach, J.L. Balzer, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2007;70(13):1076-107. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Science is not sufficient: Irving J. Selikoff and the asbestos tragedy. J. McCulloch, G. Tweedale. New Solutions 2007;17(4):293-310. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Shooting the messenger: the vilification of Irving J. Selikoff. J. McCulloch, G. Tweedale. International Journal of Health Services 2007;37(4):619-34. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The Rochdale asbestos cancer studies and the politics of epidemiology: what you see depends on where you sit. G. Tweedale. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2007;13(1):70-9. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- A review of scientific literature examining the mining history, geology, mineralogy, and amphibole asbestos health effects of the Rainy Creek igneous complex, Libby, Montana, USA. B.R. Bandli, M.E. Gunter. Inhalation Toxicology 2006;18(12):949-62. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos consumption, asbestos exposure and asbestos-related occupational diseases in Germany. O. Hagemeyer, H. Otten, T. Kraus. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 2006;79(8):613-20. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos-related disease in South Africa: the social production of an invisible epidemic. L. Braun, S. Kisting. American Journal of Public Health 2006;96(8):1386-96. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Evidence and reconstruction of airborne asbestos from unconventional environmental samples. J.S. Webber, M. Getman, T.J. Ward. Inhalation Toxicology 2006;18(12):969-73. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Pathological recognition of diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the pleura: the significance of the historical perspective as regards this signal tumor. E.J. Mark, R.L. Kradin. Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology 2006;23(1):25-34. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Revising the British Occupational Hygiene Society asbestos standard: 1968-1982. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2006;49(7):577-604. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Saving the asbestos industry, 1960 to 2006. J. McCulloch. Public Health Reports 2006;121(5):609-14. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Worker produced health education material for the construction trades. D.L. Roter, R.E. Rudd, J. Keogh, et al. International Quarterly of Community Health Education 2006;27(3):231-43. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- A report on the health of asbestos, Quebec miners 1940. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2005;48(3):230-7. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Late industrial development and occupational health in southern Italy. G. Assennato, L. Bisceglia, G. De Nichilo, et al. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2005;11(1):82-7. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos and international organizations. L. Tomatis. Environmental Health Perspectives 2004;112(6):A336-7. Comment · Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos in Italy. D. Degiovanni, B. Pesce, N. Pondrano. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2004;10(2):193-7. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos: a clear and present danger--a UK perspective. A. Budgen. Lung Cancer 2004;45 Suppl 1:S77-9. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Double standards: the multinational asbestos industry and asbestos-related disease in South Africa. J. McCulloch, G. Tweedale. International Journal of Health Services 2004;34(4):663-79. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- History of asbestos related disease. P.W. Bartrip. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2004;80(940):72-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Loyalty of the asbestos worker: a brief historical note. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2004;45(5):475-7. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Mineral fiber problems and their management: UK 1890-1935. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2004;46(3):304-11. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Reconstruction of a century of airborne asbestos concentrations. J.S. Webber, K.W. Jackson, P.P. Parekh, et al. Environmental Science & Technology 2004;38(3):707-14. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The British approach to asbestos standard setting: 1898-2000. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2004;46(5):534-41. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The doctors and the dockers. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2004;45(6):573-81. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos mining and occupational disease in Southern Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, 1915-98. J. McCulloch. History Workshop Journal 2003:131-52. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos mining in Southern Africa, 1893-2002. J. McCulloch. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2003;9(3):230-5. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos problems yet to explode in Korea. D. Paek. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2003;9(3):266-71. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Biological effects of asbestos: New York Academy of Sciences 1964. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2003;43(5):543-52. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Cape Asbestos, Barking, health and environment: 1928-1946. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2003;43(2):109-19. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Commentary: the 1968 BOHS Chrysotile Asbestos Standard. T.L. Ogden, British Occupational Hygiene Society. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2003;47(1):3-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Globalization and the transfer of hazardous industry: asbestos in Mexico, 1979-2000. G. Aguilar-Madrid, C.A. Juárez-Pérez, S. Markowitz, et al. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2003;9(3):272-9. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Irving John Selikoff and the strange case of the missing medical degrees. P.W. Bartrip. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 2003;58(1):3-33. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Malignant mesothelioma in Australia, 1945-2002. J. Leigh, T. Driscoll. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2003;9(3):206-17. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Particle toxicology: from coal mining to nanotechnology. P.J. Borm. Inhalation Toxicology 2002;14(3):311-24. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- The pyrophysiology and sexuality of dragons. S.T. Georgy, J.G. Widdicombe. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 2002;133(1-2):3-10; discussion 1-2. Review PubMed · Publisher
- Re: Doll's 1955 study on cancer from asbestos. B.I. Castleman. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2001;39(2):237-40. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos magnate to environmental guru: the morphing of Stephan Schmidheiny. D.M. Berman, A. Knoepfli. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2000;6(4):351-2. Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher
- Corruption of previously published asbestos research. D.S. Egilman, A. Reinert. Archives of Environmental Health 2000;55(1):75-6. Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher
- Sources in the history of occupational health: the Turner & Newall archive. G. Tweedale. Social History of Medicine 2000;13(3):515-33. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The Medical Research Council Pneumoconiosis Research Unit, 1945-1985: a short history and tribute. J.E. Cotes. Occupational Medicine 2000;50(6):440-9. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
1990s
- 1998 and beyond--Legge's legacy to modern occupational health. J.M. Harrington. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1999;43(1):1-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- A study of lung cancer mortality in asbestos workers: Doll, 1955. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1999;36(3):331-47. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Medical research in the Rhondda valleys. H.F. Thomas. Postgraduate Medical Journal 1999;75(883):257-9. Editorial · Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Too little, too late? The home office and the asbestos industry regulations, 1931: a reply. M. Greenberg, N. Wikeley. Medical History 1999;43(4):508-10; discussion 511-3. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Why did the Nazis have the world's most aggressive anti-cancer campaign?. R.N. Proctor. Endeavour 1999;23(2):76-9. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- A cross-sectional study on asbestos workers carried out in Italy in 1940: a forgotten study. E. Merler. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1998;33(1):90-3. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Corruption of the medical literature: a second visit. D.S. Egilman, C.M. Hom. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1998;34(4):401-4; discussion 409-10. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Protecting the workers: the medical board and the asbestos industry, 1930s-1960s. G. Tweedale, P. Hansen. Medical History 1998;42(4):439-57. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Too little, too late? The home office and the asbestos industry regulations, 1931. P. Bartrip. Medical History 1998;42(4):421-38. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- A battle for compensation for Welsh coal miners: JS Haldane v "Sericite" Jones, 1932-1934. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1997;32(3):309-14. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- An early study of pulmonary asbestosis among manufacturing workers: original data and reconstruction of the 1932 cohort. S.W. Borron, S.A. Forman, J.E. Lockey, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1997;31(3):324-34. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- History of mesothelioma. M. Greenberg. The European Respiratory Journal 1997;10(11):2690-1. Comment · Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher
- Magic, menace, myth and malice. F.D. Liddell. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1997;41(1):3-12. Comment · Editorial · Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Professor Matthew Stewart: asbestosis research 1929-1934. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1997;32(5):562-9. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The asbestos TLV: early evidence of inadequacy. D. Egilman, A. Reinert. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1996;30(3):369-70. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The epidemiology of mesothelioma in historical context. J.C. McDonald, A.D. McDonald. The European Respiratory Journal 1996;9(9):1932-42. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- Chronology of asbestos cancer discoveries: experimental studies of the Saranac Laboratory. G.W. Schepers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1995;27(4):593-606. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Editor's preface to the report of the workshop on health risks associated with chrysotile asbestos. J.M. Ellison. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1994;38(4):397-8. Editorial · Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Inconsistencies and delays in asbestos evaluations. J. Ribak. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1994;25(3):455-6. Comment · Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher
- Knowledge of the health hazard of asbestos prior to the Merewether and Price report of 1930. M. Greenberg. Social History of Medicine 1994;7(3):493-516. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Re: Attitudes and opinions regarding asbestos and cancer, 1937-1965. D.J. Kilpatrick, M. Kottek. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1994;25(3):461-2. Comment · Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher
- Unpublished data on asbestos dust continue to surface. T.F. Mancuso. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1994;25(3):457-60. Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos and cancer: history and public policy. M.P. Weller. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1993;50(7):671. Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Dust exposure and mortality in chrysotile mining, 1910-75. 1980. J.C. McDonald, F.D. Liddell, G.W. Gibbs, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1993;50(12):1058-72. Historical article PubMed · Free full text
- Measurement of asbestos dust levels in British asbestos factories in the 1930s. N.J. Wikeley. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1993;24(5):509-20. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Mesothelioma of pleura and peritoneum following exposure to asbestos in the London area. 1965. M.L. Newhouse, H. Thompson. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1993;50(9):769-78. Historical article PubMed · Free full text
- Mortality from lung cancer in asbestos workers 1955. R. Doll. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1993;50(6):485-90. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Reginald Tage: a UK asbestos prophet--a postscript. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1993;24(5):521-4. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos and cancer 1934-1965: and what happened thereafter?. Y. Lerman. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;22(3):455-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos and cancer: an early warning to the British TUC. N.J. Wikeley. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;22(3):449-54. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos and cancer: history and public policy. W.K. Morgan. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;49(6):451. Comment · Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos and cancer: history and public policy. M.P. Weller. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;49(1):70-2. Comment · Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos and cancer: history and public policy. J.C. Kelso. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;49(7):526. Comment · Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Fifty-year experience in diagnosing asbestos-related cancers in Finland: progress and detours. M.S. Huuskonen, A. Tossavainen. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;22(2):259-61. Comment · Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Prevention delayed is prevention denied. S.M. Levin. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;22(3):435-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Re: "Changing attitudes and opinions regarding asbestos and cancer 1934-1965". J. Keane. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;22(3):429-33. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Re: "Changing attitudes and opinions: asbestos and cancer 1934-1965". G.W. Schepers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;22(3):461-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Re: "Changing opinions and attitudes regarding asbestos and cancer 1934-1965". G. Berry. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;22(3):447-8. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Was the literature "corrupted"?. P.C. Pratt. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;22(4):609-13. Comment · Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher
- A history of awareness of asbestos disease and the control of occupational asbestos exposures in The Netherlands. L. Burdorf, P.H. Swuste, D. Heederik. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;20(4):547-55. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- A landmark case in asbestosis. I.J. Selikoff, M. Greenberg. JAMA 1991;265(7):898-901. Historical article PubMed
- Changing attitudes and opinions regarding asbestos and cancer 1934-1965. P.E. Enterline. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;20(5):685-700. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Dangerous and cancer-causing properties of products and chemicals in the oil refining and petrochemical industry: Part V--Asbestos-caused cancers and exposure of workers in the oil refining industry. M.A. Mehlman. Toxicology and Industrial Health 1991;7(1-2):53-71. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Mesothelioma in the London area. M.L. Newhouse. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;20(3):411-3. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- The discovery of the association between blue asbestos and mesotheliomas and the aftermath. J.C. Wagner. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;48(6):399-403. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- The silence: the asbestos industry and early occupational cancer research--a case study. D.E. Lilienfeld. American Journal of Public Health 1991;81(6):791-800. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos and the Romans. K. Browne, R. Murray. Lancet 1990;336(8712):445. Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos: a chronology of its origins and health effects. R. Murray. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;47(6):361-5. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos: a chronology of its origins and health effects. L. Arblaster, E. Renvoize, P. Hatton, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;47(11):790. Historical article · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Historical developments and perspectives in inorganic fiber toxicity in man. I.J. Selikoff. Environmental Health Perspectives 1990;88:269-76. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
1980s
- "Hope in another direction": compensation for work-related illness among women, 1900-1960--Part II. A. Bale. Women & Health 1989;15(2):99-115. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- 1987 H. P. Smith award lecture. Eyes for the epidemiologist: the pathologist's role in shaping our understanding of the asbestos-associated diseases. J.E. Craighead. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 1988;89(2):281-7. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Corporate influence on threshold limit values. B.I. Castleman, G.E. Ziem. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;13(5):531-59. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- 100 citation classics from the Journal of the American Medical Association. E. Garfield. JAMA 1987;257(1):52-9. Historical article PubMed
- Diseases related to asbestos exposure: historical perspective. H.P. Pendergrass, J.D. Snell, F.E. Carroll. Southern Medical Journal 1987;80(12):1546-52. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding. J.K. Corn, J. Starr. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;11(3):359-73. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Occupational health: the intersection between clinical medicine and public health. L. Rosenstock, P.J. Landrigan. Annual Review of Public Health 1986;7:337-56. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
- The biomedical and epidemiological characteristics of asbestos-related diseases: a review. M. Huncharek. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 1986;59(4):435-51. Historical article · Review PubMed · Free full text
- Asbestos: historical perspective. L. Garfinkel. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 1984;34(1):44-7. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Classics in Oncology: Asbestos exposure and neoplasia. I.J. Selikoff, J. Churg, E.C. Hammond. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 1984;34(1):48-56. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Landmark article April 6, 1964: Asbestos exposure and neoplasia. By Irving J. Selikoff, Jacob Churg, and E. Cuyler Hammond. I.J. Selikoff, J. Churg, E.C. Hammond. JAMA 1984;252(1):91-5. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Landmark perspective: Asbestos. An industrial asset with a health cost. W.R. Barclay. JAMA 1984;252(1):96. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Classical syndromes in occupational medicine: the Montague Murray case. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1982;3(3):351-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Historical perspectives of occupational cancer. P. Bogovski. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 1980;6(5-6):921-39. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
1970s
- Asbestos disease and compensation. R.E. Sweeney, B. Castleman. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:273-80. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Historical background to the asbestos problem. D.H. Lee, I.J. Selikoff. Environmental Research 1979;18(2):300-14. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos and cancer: the international lag. P.E. Enterline. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1978;118(6):975-8. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Part III: 7th Walter Hubert lecture. Pott and the prospects for prevention. R. Doll. British Journal of Cancer 1975;32(2):263-72. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
- Asbestos cancer: past and future hazards. J.C. Gilson. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine 1973;66(4):395-403. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
1960s
- Asbestosis and malignancy. N.G. Demy, H. Adler. The American Journal of Roentgenology, Radium Therapy, and Nuclear Medicine 1967;100(3):597-602. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
- Asbestos and malignancy. Z. Cope. British Medical Journal 1964;2(5403):202. Historical article PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
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