title: Corporate corruption of science-Another asbestos example.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Kelsh et al. [2007]: Occup Med (Lond) 57:581-589 published a paper reanalyzing one of the few data sources publicly available on mesothelioma amongst brake workers, the Australian Mesothelioma Surveillance Registry (AMSR). This reanalysis was commissioned by lawyers representing the automobile manufacturing companies and did not align with an independent analysis published by Leigh and Driscoll [2003]: Occup Environ Health 9:206-217.
  
  
  METHODS
  We sought to reevaluate the AMSR data ourselves to understand how the company-sponsored research categorized the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our re-analysis of the 78 brake-related folios in the AMSR, we determined that 57 were employed brake mechanics, 35 were employed brake mechanics with no other asbestos exposure besides brake work or repair, and 41 of these cases had no other asbestos exposure besides brake work or repair. Our classifications differed significantly from Kelsh et al.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss how Kelsh et al. methodically reduced the relevant cases by following overly stringent criteria for inclusion. Am. J. Ind. Med. 60:152-162, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.|Never Again Consulting, Attleboro, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Egilman
authors.affiliation: Never Again Consulting, Attleboro, Massachusetts.|Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Monárrez
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity*; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001336:Automobiles; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012042:Registries; D012107:Research Design; D012109:Research Support as Topic
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D001194:Asbestos
keywords: Australian Mesothelioma Surveillance; Register; asbestos; brakes; corporate science; mesothelioma