4 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
The relation among pulmonary function, chest roentgenographic abnormalities, and smoking status in an asbestos-exposed cohort
This cross-sectional study examined 681 male plumbers and pipefitters in a 1982-1984 union surveillance program in Seattle and Tacoma. Exposure was measured as years in the trade; the article does not identify the cohort…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1990
The relationship between respiratory impairment and asbestos-related pleural abnormality in an active work force
This cross-sectional study examined 110 construction insulators aged 35 and older who were still at work, drawn from a Quebec insulators' union local. The authors asked whether asbestos-related pleural abnormality, especially isolated pleural plaques…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1990
Asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis and impaired lung function
…test results in asbestos-exposed sheet metal workers. In 1986 the sheet metal workers' union offered medical examinations to members with at least 25 years in the trade. The authors analysed 1,211 male workers from…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1993
Asbestos-related radiographic abnormalities in elevator construction workers
…screening held in November 1988. The screening covered members of the Philadelphia Local of the International Union of Elevator Constructors who had belonged to the union for at least 20 years. Ninety-one men took part…