Compilation of Lewinsohn Asbestos Health Papers and Related Articles, Including 'Health Hazards of Asbestos: A Review of Recent Trends' (1974)

Exhibit UC-1284 is a bound set of published papers, mostly by or involving H. C. Lewinsohn. It includes his 1974 review of asbestos health hazards, a 1980 IARC discussion summary, a paper on surveillance of asbestos textile workers at TBA, a 1982 diagnostic-criteria paper, and a 1983 Connecticut mesothelioma case-control study. Pages 41-69 were not provided. unreviewed

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Hilton C. Lewinsohn. "Health Hazards of Asbestos: A Review of Recent Trends." The Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine 24:2-10, 1974.

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What the document holds

• Pages 1-10: H. C. Lewinsohn, 'Health Hazards of Asbestos: A Review of Recent Trends', J. Soc. Occup. Med. 1974, 24, 2-10, with cover page and references
• Pages 11-15: H. C. Lewinsohn, Discussion Summary, Biological Effects of Mineral Fibres Vol. 2 (IARC Sci. Publ. No. 30, 1980), on radiology and medical surveillance of asbestos-exposed workers
• Pages 16-39: Lewinsohn paper on surveillance of asbestos textile workers at TBA Industrial Products over forty years, with tables, references and discussion/Q&A
• Page 40: Criteria for the Diagnosis of Asbestosis and Considerations in the Attribution of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma to Asbestos Exposure, Int Arch Occup Environ Health 1982, 49: 357-361 (first page only; prepared by the Medical Advisory Panel to the Asbestos International Association)
• Pages 41-69: Not provided with this exhibit
• Pages 70-74: Teta et al., 'Mesothelioma in Connecticut', J. Occup. Med. Vol. 25, No. 10, October 1983 (pp. 752-756, partial), case-control occupational risk study with tables and references

People and organizations

From Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Chief Medical Officer, TBA Industrial Products Limited).

• Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
• Asbestos International Association (named)
• IARC (named)
• John Wright and Sons Limited (named)
• Medical Research Council Pneumoconiosis Unit (named)
• Permanent Commission and International Association on Occupational Health (named)
• Pneumoconiosis Research Unit (named)
• The Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine (named)
• Turner Brothers Asbestos Company Limited (named)
• Working Group on Asbestos Cancer (named)
• World Health Organization (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-1284 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 74 pages. Production numbers A02228 to A02301.