Effects of Low Concentrations of Asbestos: Clinical, Environmental, Radiologic and Epidemiologic Observations in Shipyard Pipe Coverers and Controls

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 285, Issue 23, 1971, Pages 1271-1278

  Murphy, Raymond L H ^a   Ferris, Benjamin G ^a   Burgess, William A ^a   Worcester, Jane ^a   Gaensler, Edward A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; BREATHING; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SHIP; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TIME; UNITED STATES; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SHIPS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0015208659     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197112022852301     Document Type: Article

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