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Peto, Doll, Howard, Kinlen and Lewinsohn, 'A mortality study among workers in an English asbestos factory' (1977)

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Reprint of a 1977 British Journal of Industrial Medicine article reporting a mortality follow-up through 1974 of workers at an English asbestos textile factory. It reports excess lung cancer, mesothelioma and non-malignant respiratory disease deaths among workers first exposed in 1933 or later, and gives factory dust-level tables for 1936-1974. unreviewed

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Author
J. Peto (DHSS Cancer Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, University of Oxford); R. Doll (DHSS Cancer Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, University of Oxford); S. V. Howard (DHSS Cancer Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, University of Oxford); L. J. Kinlen (Gibb Fellow of the Cancer Research Campaign); H. C. Lewinsohn (TBA Industrial Products Limited, Rochdale)
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British Journal of Industrial Medicine (British Medical Association)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1259
Date
1977
Number
Bates A02344 to A02345
Rights
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J. Peto, R. Doll, S. V. Howard, L. J. Kinlen, H. C. Lewinsohn. "A mortality study among workers in an English asbestos factory." British Journal of Industrial Medicine 34:169-173, 1977.

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From J. Peto (DHSS Cancer Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, University of Oxford); R. Doll (DHSS Cancer Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, University of Oxford); S. V. Howard (DHSS Cancer Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, University of Oxford); L. J. Kinlen (Gibb Fellow of the Cancer Research Campaign); H. C. Lewinsohn (TBA Industrial Products Limited, Rochdale).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Textiles: Cloth, Garments, Gloves, and Blankets · Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated.

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This is document UC-1259 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers A02344 to A02345.

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J. Peto (DHSS Cancer Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, University of Oxford), R. Doll (DHSS Cancer Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, University of Oxford), S. V. Howard (DHSS Cancer Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, University of Oxford), L. J. Kinlen (Gibb Fellow of the Cancer Research Campaign), H. C. Lewinsohn (TBA Industrial Products Limited, Rochdale). “Peto, Doll, Howard, Kinlen and Lewinsohn, 'A mortality study among workers in an English asbestos factory'.” 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-1259, Bates A02344 to A02345. British Journal of Industrial Medicine (British Medical Association). AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-1259.

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