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1 article; is that what you are saying?
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2 A That is true. I am not aware of every
3 single article on asbestos or mesothelioma.
4 Q In 1992 you testified that the background
5 rate of mesothelioma was two or perhaps as many as two
6 to four per million, correct?
7 A Yes.
8 Q And isn't it true, sir, that that NCI
9 article to which you refer does not take into account
10 the asbestos-caused mesotheliomas within the
11 population?
12 A Talks about the general population.
13 Q Yes.
14 A Yes.
15 Q Now, if a worker doesn't know a product that
16 the worker is using contains asbestos, and they take a
17 history from the worker, they are going -- the worker
18 is going to say, I have never been exposed to
19 asbestos, correct?
20 A When you say --
21 Q Well, you put up a bunch of studies that