Research on Railroads

The National Library of Medicine's indexers, who file every article in PubMed under subject headings (MeSH), filed 22 studies in our library under “Railroads” as a main topic. The indexing is NLM's, not ours. For what these studies mean for people exposed, read our page on railroads. Each entry links to the study on PubMed and to its journal's page in our library, where you can read the abstract.

2020s

• Proportionate mortality study of unionized maintenance of way railroad workers. D.F. Goldsmith, G. Barlet. Occupational Medicine 2021;71(1):41-47. PubMed · Publisher

2000s

• Railways and asbestos in Japan (1928-1987)--epidemiology of pleural plaques, malignancies and pneumoconioses-. Y. Hosoda, Y. Hiraga, S. Sasagawa. Journal of Occupational Health 2008;50(4):297-307. Review PubMed · Publisher

1990s

• Mesothelioma in Swiss railroad workers. J.R. Rüttner. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991;643:404-6. PubMed · Publisher
• Mesotheliomas among railroad workers in the United States. T.F. Mancuso. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991;643:333-46. PubMed · Publisher
• Mesotheliomas due to asbestos used in railroads in Italy. C. Maltoni, C. Pinto, A. Mobiglia. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991;643:347-67. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Mesotheliomas following exposure to asbestos used in railroads: the Italian cases. C. Maltoni, C. Pinto, A. Mobiglia. Toxicology and Industrial Health 1991;7(1-2):1-45. PubMed · Publisher
• Re: Mesothelioma in railroad machinists. A. Churg, F. Green. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;17(4):523-30. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

1980s

• Is chrysotile a significant risk factor for mesothelioma?. C.G. Ohlson. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1989;15(3):351-6. Comment PubMed · Publisher
• Mesothelioma in railroad workers. C. McDonald, A. McDonald. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1989;15(4):487-90. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Relative risk of mesothelioma among railroad machinists exposed to chrysotile. I. Higgins. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1989;15(4):483-6. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher
• A retrospective cohort study of lung cancer and diesel exhaust exposure in railroad workers. E. Garshick, M.B. Schenker, A. Muñoz, et al. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1988;137(4):820-5. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos-related pleural plaques and lung function. L.C. Oliver, E.A. Eisen, R. Greene, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;14(6):649-56. PubMed · Publisher
• Railroad workers with pleural plaques: I. Spirometric and nitrogen washout investigation on smoking and nonsmoking asbestos-exposed workers. U. Hjortsberg, P. Orbaek, M. Aborelius, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;14(6):635-41. PubMed · Publisher
• Railroad workers with pleural plaques: II. Small airway dysfunction among asbestos-exposed workers. U. Hjortsberg, P. Orbaek, M. Aborelius, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;14(6):643-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Relative risk of mesothelioma among railroad machinists exposed to chrysotile. T.F. Mancuso. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;13(6):639-57. PubMed · Publisher
• A case-control study of lung cancer and diesel exhaust exposure in railroad workers. E. Garshick, M.B. Schenker, A. Muñoz, et al. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1987;135(6):1242-8. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos-related mesothelioma risk among railroad workers. M. Huncharek. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1987;135(4):983-4. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Past exposure to asbestos among active railroad workers. E. Garshick, M.B. Schenker, S.R. Woskie, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;12(4):399-406. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos-related disease in railroad workers. A cross-sectional study. L.C. Oliver, E.A. Eisen, R.E. Greene, et al. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1985;131(4):499-504. PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality among asbestos-exposed workers in a railroad workshop. C.G. Ohlson, B. Klaesson, C. Hogstedt. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 1984;10(5):283-91. PubMed · Publisher
• Mesothelioma among machinists in railroad and other industries. T.F. Mancuso. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1983;4(4):501-13. PubMed · Publisher
• Roentgenographic evidence of asbestos exposure in a select population of railroad workers. M.J. Sepulveda, J.A. Merchant. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1983;4(5):631-9. PubMed · Publisher

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