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UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION old ridgebury rdad, danbury, ct obbi? Corporate Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs Department March 8, 1985 Raymond L. H. Murphy, Jr., M.d. Faulkner Hospital Department of Medicine Allandale at Centre Street Boston, Massachusetts 02130 Dear Dr. Murphy: RE: Standardization of Criteria for the Diagnosis of Non-Maliqnant Diseases Related to Asbestos I have made some minor corrections/changes to the enclosed document, as indicated in red ink. Thank you for letting me see this document. I look forward to receiving a copy of the final version. Very truly yours. Hilton C. Lewinsohn, M.D. Assistant Corporate Medical Director BCL:cqs enclosure \ 0158N UCC 010761 k Faulkner Hospital tL' Ailaruktle at Centre Street Boston. Massachusetts 02130 (617)522-5800 Department ofMedicine March 4, 1985 --vrKTUfrxr Tufts University School ofMedicine Hilton C. Lewinsohn, M.B., Ch.B., E.C.C.P. Assistant Corporate Medical Director Union Carbide Corporation Old Ridgebury Road Danbury, CT 06817 Dear Dr. Lewinsohn: Enclosed is a copy of the statement on the "Standardization of Criteria for the Diagnosis of Non-Malignant Diseases Related to Asbestosis." I have appreciated your comments in preparing this. If you have additional comments, please don't hesitate to let me know. In the meantime, as you can see from the enclosed, the paper is being submitted for review by both the American College of Chest Physicians and The American Thoracic Society. Best regards, /c~7 Raymond L.H. Murphy, Jr., M.D. RLHM/ls Enel. BE661SEB UkR C 1985 ^e.UWlNSOHIt, MB. UCC 010762 Faulkner Hospital .Mlandate at Centre Street Houon Massachusetts 0? IJO <r>/7>:'22-5!US) Department ofMedicine March 4, 1985 Tufts University School ofMedicine Dick D. Briggs, Jr., M.D. President American College of Chest Physicians University of Alabama Medical Center Birmingham, Alabama 35294 Dear Dr. Briggs: A combined Committee of the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians has put together the enclosed statement on the Standardization of Mon-Malignant Diseases Related to Asbestos. In view of the importance and timeliness of this subject, in my opinion, the report should be published in its entirety in both the American Review of Respiratory Diseases and in Chest. An alternative would be a shortened version with the full report available at cost to interested parties. The Members of this Committee would appreciate your comments in this regard. Sincerely yours Raymond L.H. Murphy, Jr., M.D. RLHM/ls Ends. UCC 010763 (' r- Faulkner Hospital Allandale at Centre Street Boston. Massachusetts 02130 (Ml> 522-5X00 Department ofMedicine March 4, 1985 Tufts University School ofMedicine Clarence A. Guenter, M.P. President American Thoracic Society 1740 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10019 Dear Dr. Guenter: A combined Committee of the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians has put together the enclosed statement on the Stardardization of Non-Malignant Diseases Related to Asbestos. In view of the importance and timeliness of this subject, in my opinion, the report should be published in its entirety in both the American Review of Respiratory Diseases and in Chest. An alternative would be a shortened version with the full report available at cost to interested parties. The members of this committee would appreciate your comments in this regard. Sincerely yours. Raymond L.H. Murphy, Jr., M.D. RLHM/ls Ends. UCC 010764