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A four-page journal article in which the author reviews how asbestosis is diagnosed: occupational exposure history, physical signs, radiological changes and lung function tests. It discusses British asbestos regulations from 1931 and 1969, Merewether's 1929 findings, and a Rochdale textile factory where asbestosis prevalence fell from 26.2% in 1929 to 0.77% in 1975. unreviewed
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- Author
- H. C. Lewinsohn (M.B., B.Ch., D.I.H.; Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Montreal, Canada)
- Published by
- Journal of Occupational Medicine (article by Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Montreal, Canada)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 243
- Date
- September 1977
- Number
- Bates A02049 to A02052
- Rights
- A published article used as a document in asbestos litigation. Its copyright is not ours, so we describe it and link to it rather than host it.
Read the article
H. C. Lewinsohn. "Asbestosis — A Diagnostic Enigma: A Personal View." Journal of Occupational Medicine 19(9), 1977.
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From H. C. Lewinsohn (M.B., B.Ch., D.I.H.; Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Montreal, Canada).
- Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
- HM Factory Inspectorate (named)
- Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (named)
- Journal of Occupational Medicine (named)
- Senior Medical Inspector's Advisory Panel on Asbestos (named)
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This is document Union Carbide 243 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers A02049 to A02052.
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H. C. Lewinsohn (M.B., B.Ch., D.I.H., Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Montreal, Canada). “H. C. Lewinsohn, "Asbestosis — A Diagnostic Enigma: A Personal View," Journal of Occupational Medicine.” September 1977. Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 243, Bates A02049 to A02052. Journal of Occupational Medicine (article by Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Montreal, Canada). AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/b1-243.
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