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Friberg, Lars, Ph.D.

(Professor at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden) Defense

Dr. Friberg was a scientist for Council for Tobacco Research (CTR). He was a scientist working in conjunction with the tobacco industry's litigation efforts, who was simultaneously touted as an independent CTR-sponsored scientist. He was sponsored by both the CTR and the special projects division (Judge H.L. Sarokin, Haines opinion 2/6/92; Haines P. Ex. D-E).Dr Lars Friberg visited Australia in December 1969. The visit was organised and sponsored by Philip Morris.


Papers authored by Friberg:


Cederlof, R., Friberg, L., Jonsson, E., Kaij, L. Morbidity among monozygotic twins. Arch Environ Health 10(2): 346-350; 1965.


Cederlof, R., Friberg, L., Jonsson, E., Kaij, L. Respiratory symptoms and `angina pectoris" in twins with reference to smoking habits. An epidemiological study with
mailed questionnaire. Arch. of Environ. Health 13(6):726-737; 1966.


Cederlof, R. et al., Hereditary factors and "angina pectoris" Arch Environ Health 14 (3): 397-400; 1967.


Cederlof, R., et al. Hereditary factors, "spontaneous cough" and smoker' s cough. Arch Environ Health 14(3): 401-406; March 1967.


Cederlof, R., Friberg, L. Tobacco smoking and health: Results of epidemiologic studies in twins. Source? 65(27): 2727-2734; July 3, 1968.


Cederlof, R., Friberg, L., Hrubec, Z. Cardiovascular and respiratory symptoms in relation to tobacco smoking. A study on American twins. Arch. Environ. Health 18(June):934-940, 1969.


Friberg L, Cederlof R, Lorich U, LundmanT, De Faire U. Mortality in twins in relation to smoking habits and alcohol problems. Arch Environ Health 1973;27:294-304.


Cederlof, R., Friberg, L., Hrubec, Z., Lorich, U. The Relationship of Smoking and
Some Social Covariables to Mortality and Cancer Morbidity. A Ten Year Follow-up in a Probability Sample of 55,000 Swedish Subjects Age 18-69, Part 1/2. Stockholm, Sweden: Karolinska Institute, Department of Environmental Hygiene, 1975.


Cederlof, R., Friberg, L. and Lundman, T. (1977). The interactions of smoking, environment and heredity and their implications for disease etiology : a
report of epidemiological studies on the Swedish twin registries. Acta Med. Scand. Suppl. 612, 1-128.


Cederlof, R., et al., Air Pollution and Cancer: Risk Assessment Methodology and Epidemiologic Evidence, Env. Health Persp. 22:1-12, 1978.