V. H. Johnkoski to Drs. Guzzardo, Rowe and Tulla Forwarding Asbestos Reprints on Diagnosis and Medical Surveillance, with R. R. Rankin Cover Memo and Lewinsohn Addendum (1983)

A February 25, 1983 transmittal memo from V. H. Johnkoski forwarded asbestos reprints and noted Dr. Lewinsohn's availability to answer questions. Attached were R. R. Rankin's February 22, 1983 cover memo to the GOHC, a 1982 Asbestos International Association paper on diagnosing asbestosis and attributing lung cancer and mesothelioma, Lewinsohn's September 1982 Connecticut Medicine article on medical surveillance of asbestos-exposed persons, and the GOHC distribution list.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo, V. H. Johnkoski to Drs. Guzzardo, Rowe and Tulla, 'Asbestos Reprints', Feb. 25, 1983
• Page 2: Internal correspondence, R. R. Rankin to GOHC, 'Asbestos Reprints', Feb. 22, 1983, transmitting addendum to Lewinsohn's talk
• Pages 3-7: Reprint: Criteria for the Diagnosis of Asbestosis and Considerations in the Attribution of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma to Asbestos Exposure (Arch Occup Environ Health, 1982)
• Pages 8-12: Reprint: H. C. Lewinsohn, The Medical Surveillance of Persons Exposed to Asbestos (Connecticut Medicine, Sept. 1982), with references
• Page 13: Distribution list for the General Occupational Health Committee

People and organizations

From V. H. Johnkoski (Ethylene Oxide/Glycol Division); R. R. Rankin (HS & EA (Originating Dept.)); S. F. McCullagh et al. (Medical Advisory Panel to the Asbestos International Association (author of the reprinted criteria paper)); Hilton C. Lewinsohn, M.B. (Author of the reprinted Connecticut Medicine article) to Dr. G. N. Guzzardo; Dr. R. G. Rowe; Dr. M. A. Tulla; GOHC (General Occupational Health Committee) members, per attached list.

• V. H. Johnkoski, Jr. (author)
• R. R. Rankin (author)
• G. N. Guzzardo (recipient)
• Richard G. Rowe (recipient)
• M. A. Tulla (recipient)
• Ethylene Oxide/Glycol Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos International Association (named)
• Connecticut Medicine (named)
• General Occupational Health Committee (named)
• ILO Publications (named)
• Springer-Verlag (named)

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About this copy

This is document UC-2606 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 13 pages. Production numbers UCC 024141 to UCC 024153.