title: 1987 H. P. Smith award lecture. Eyes for the epidemiologist: the pathologist's role in shaping our understanding of the asbestos-associated diseases.
abstract: Asbestosis was first recognized as an entity at autopsy by a pathologist in 1900. Pathologists also discovered the unique relationship of mesothelioma and bronchogenic carcinoma with exposure to asbestos. The observations of preceding pathologists have provided insights that have served as the basis for epidemiologic studies associating asbestos with disease in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington 05405.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Craighead
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000266:history; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004739:England; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000266:history; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D010336:Pathology / Q000266:history; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos