- Written by: I.J. Selikoff
- Journal or magazine: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
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Medical study · Medical research · 1982
Mortality of brain tumors among asbestos insulation workers in the United States and Canada
…brain tumors in this cohort, somewhat more than were anticipated (18.0 such deaths were expected based on U.S. general population data, and 20.5 if smoking was taken into account). The excess was not…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Asbestos disease in United States shipyards
…based on only 13 shipyard asbestosis deaths. Overall, shipyard insulators' mortality did not differ substantially from that of insulators in general. Second, in 1975 and 1976 the authors X-rayed 1000 volunteer workers at a shipyard…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Radiological abnormalities and asbestos exposure among custodians of the New York City Board of Education
…New York City Board of Education underwent examination from 1985 through 1987 for asbestos-related disease and other general medical conditions by the clinical staff of the Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine of the Mount…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
Pulmonary function in asbestosis: serial tests in a long-term prospective study
…of the 13 patients. There was also a fall in maximum breathing capacity, but in general they remained relatively well preserved. Air velocity indices showed an upward trend in more than half, and in only one…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
The occurrence of pleural calcification among asbestos insulation workers
…the pleura was found to be immune. The diagnostic importance of such unilateral calcification is stressed since even unilateral calcification is uncommon in the general population and when it occurs, a traumatic or infectious history can…