Effects of electrostatic charge on the pathogenicity of chrysotile asbestos

British Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 292-299

  Davis, J M G ^a   Bolton, R E ^a   Douglas, A N ^a   Jones, A D ^a   Smith, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTILE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ASBESTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; IONIZING RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0023907286     PISSN: 00071072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.45.5.292     Document Type: Article

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