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Reprint of a 1974 journal review article by Hilton C. Lewinsohn summarizing research since 1966 on the health effects of asbestos. It covers fibre physics and chemistry, experimental pathology, and epidemiology, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, and discusses exposure standards and medical surveillance. unreviewed
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- Author
- Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Chief Medical Officer, TBA Industrial Products Limited, PO Box 40, Rochdale, Lancs.)
- Published by
- The Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine (John Wright and Sons Limited); author at TBA Industrial Products Limited
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-2590
- Date
- 1974
- Number
- Bates UCC 023777 to A02229
- 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
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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People and organizations
From Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Chief Medical Officer, TBA Industrial Products Limited, PO Box 40, Rochdale, Lancs.).
- Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
- 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)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type · IARC · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · What is asbestosis.
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This is document UC-2590 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 10 pages. Production numbers UCC 023777 to A02229.
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Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Chief Medical Officer, TBA Industrial Products Limited, PO Box 40, Rochdale, Lancs.). “Hilton C. Lewinsohn, 'Health Hazards of Asbestos: A Review of Recent Trends'.” 1974. Union Carbide documents, UC-2590, Bates UCC 023777 to A02229. The Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine (John Wright and Sons Limited); author at TBA Industrial Products Limited. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-2590.
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