Asbestos Disease inFamily Contacts ofShipyard Workers

Radiologic signs ofpulmonary asbestos disease were found in11.3 percentof274wives ofshipyard workers whowere20 ormoreyears frominitial hiring-on inshipyards inLosAngeles County. Asbestosis wasalso found in7.6percentof79sonsand2.1 percentof140daughters ofthese workers. Thewives, sons, and