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Abuse of Epidemiology: Automobile Manufacturers Manufacture a Defense to Asbestos Liability

David S. Egilman
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Marion A. Billings
Pages 360-371 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013

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Matthew S. P. Boyles, Craig A. Poland, Jennifer Raftis & Rodger Duffin. (2019) Assessment of the physicochemical properties of chrysotile-containing brake debris pertaining to toxicity. Inhalation Toxicology 31:8, pages 325-342.
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Craig A. Poland & Rodger Duffin. (2019) The toxicology of chrysotile-containing brake debris: implications for mesothelioma. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 49:1, pages 11-35.
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L. Daniel Maxim & Mark J. Utell. (2018) Review of refractory ceramic fiber (RCF) toxicity, epidemiology and occupational exposure. Inhalation Toxicology 30:2, pages 49-71.
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David S. Egilman & Nicholas M. Druar. (2013) Commentary on ‘Evaluation of take home (para-occupational) exposure to asbestos and disease: a review of the literature’, Donovan et al.. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 19:3, pages 163-168.
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Michael D Freeman & Sean S Kohles. (2012) Assessing specific causation of mesothelioma following exposure to chrysotile asbestos-containing brake dust. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 18:4, pages 329-336.
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Ellen Donovan, Jennifer Sahmel, Paul Scott & Dennis Paustenbach. (2012) Response to a letter to the Editor by Dr. David Egilman and Mr. John Schilling regarding the article by Donovan et al. (2011). Critical Reviews in Toxicology 42:2, pages 173-183.
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David Egilman. (2009) Fiber Types, Asbestos Potency, and Environmental Causation: A Peer Review of Published Work and Legal and Regulatory Scientific Testimony. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 15:2, pages 202-228.
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Ronald F. Dodson, Samuel P. Hammar & Lee W. Poye. (2008) A Technical Comparison of Evaluating Asbestos Concentration by Phase-Contrast Microscopy (PCM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy (ATEM) as Illustrated From Data Generated From a Case Report. Inhalation Toxicology 20:7, pages 723-732.
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Laura S. Welch. (2007) Asbestos Exposure Causes Mesothelioma, But Not This Asbestos Exposure: An Amicus Brief to the Michigan Supreme Court. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 13:3, pages 318-327.
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David Egilman & Samantha Howe. (2007) Against Anti-health Epidemiology: Corporate Obstruction of Public Health via Manipulation of Epidemiology. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 13:1, pages 118-124.
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James Huff. (2007) Industry Influence on Occupational and Environmental Public Health. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 13:1, pages 107-117.
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. (2006) Differential Peeky Bias. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 12:3, pages 294-294.
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Susanna Rankin Bohme, John Zorabedian & David S. Egilman. (2005) Maximizing Profit and Endangering Health: Corporate Strategies to Avoid Litigation and Regulation. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 11:4, pages 338-348.
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Hans-Joachim Woitowitz, Arthur, L. Frank & Xaver Baur. (2023) The German experience with asbestos-related diseases: a failure of compensation due to the manipulation of science. The Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity.
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Patrick A Hessel. (2022) Mesothelioma among vehicle mechanics: a controversy?. Thorax 77:5, pages 426-427.
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Tess Legg, Jenny Hatchard & Anna B. Gilmore. (2021) The Science for Profit Model—How and why corporations influence science and the use of science in policy and practice. PLOS ONE 16:6, pages e0253272.
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Nathan L. DeBono, Hunter Warden, Chloë Logar‐Henderson, Sharara Shakik, Mamadou Dakouo, Jill MacLeod & Paul A. Demers. (2021) Incidence of mesothelioma and asbestosis by occupation in a diverse workforce. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 64:6, pages 476-487.
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Brett Aho. (2020) Violence and the Chemicals Industry: Reframing Regulatory Obstructionism. Public Health Ethics 13:1, pages 50-61.
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Murray M Finkelstein & Christopher Meisenkothen. (2019) Malignant Mesothelioma Among Employees of a Connecticut Factory That Manufactured Friction Materials Using Chrysotile Asbestos: An Update. Annals of Work Exposures and Health.
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Wendy Wagner. 2019. Incomprehensible!. Incomprehensible!.
Dennis Paustenbach. (2019) Re: Comments on Egilman's response to Hessel regarding the health hazards of brake dust and his reflections on corporate behavior. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 62:7, pages 616-624.
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Murray Martin Finkelstein. (2019) A comparison of asbestos fiber potency and elongate mineral particle (EMP) potency for mesothelioma in humans. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 371, pages 1-2.
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David Egilman. (2017) Response to Hessel. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 60:10, pages 915-920.
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Patrick A. Hessel. (2017) Where is the “Corruption?”. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 60:10, pages 911-912.
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Christopher Meisenkothen. (2016) Malignant Mesothelioma in a Motor Vehicle Mechanic. NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 26:4, pages 524-542.
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David Egilman & Rubén Monárrez. (2017) Corporate corruption of science-Another asbestos example. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 60:2, pages 152-162.
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Christopher Meisenkothen. (2014) The Four Most Pernicious Myths in Asbestos Litigation: Part II: Safe Thresholds for Exposure and Tyndall Lighting as Junk Science. NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 24:1, pages 27-55.
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Christopher Meisenkothen. (2014) The Four Most Pernicious Myths in Asbestos Litigation: Part I: Safe Chrysotile and Idiopathic Mesothelioma. NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 24:1, pages 1-26.
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Luda M. Kopelovich, Kerry A. Thuett, Pamela S. Chapman & Dennis J. Paustenbach. (2014) History and evolution of warning labels for automotive friction products. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 68:3, pages 402-411.
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Christopher Meisenkothen. (2013) Malignant Mesothelioma, Airborne Asbestos, and the Need for Accuracy in Chrysotile Risk Assessments. NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 23:2, pages 389-405.
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Abigail B. Brown & Jacob Alex Klerman. (2012) Independent Evaluation. Evaluation Review 36:3, pages 186-219.
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David Steven Egilman, Emily Laura Ardolino, Samantha Howe & Tess Bird. (2011) Deconstructing a State-of-the-Art Review of the Asbestos Brake Industry. NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 21:4, pages 545-571.
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. (2011) Reply. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene.
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. (2011) Mesothelioma in a Connecticut Friction Plant: The Need for Transparency and Exposure Information in Attribution of Risk. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene.
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. (2010) Malignant Mesothelioma Among Employees of a Connecticut Factory that Manufactured Friction Materials Using Chrysotile Asbestos. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene.
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Linda Waldman. (2009) ‘Show me the Evidence’: Mobilisation, Citizenship and Risk in Indian Asbestos Issues. IDS Working Papers 2009:329, pages 01-48.
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. (2009) Letters. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 15:2, pages 232-240.
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Samuel P. Hammar, Douglas W. Henderson, Sonja Klebe & Ronald F. Dodson. 2008. Dail and Hammar’s Pulmonary Pathology. Dail and Hammar’s Pulmonary Pathology 558 734 .
M. A. Kelsh, V. A. Craven, M. J. Teta, F. S. Mowat & M. Goodman. (2007) Mesothelioma in vehicle mechanics: is the risk different for Australians?. Occupational Medicine 57:8, pages 581-589.
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Alberto M. Marchevsky, Philip Harber, Lori Crawford & Mark R. Wick. (2006) Mesothelioma in patients with nonoccupational asbestos exposure. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology 10:4, pages 241-250.
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Barry Castleman. (2016) Asbestos Products, Hazards, and Regulation. International Journal of Health Services 36:2, pages 295-307.
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Otto Wong. (2006) The interpretation of occupational epidemiologic data in regulation and litigation: Studies of auto mechanics and petroleum workers. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 44:3, pages 191-197.
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