Quantitative relation between emphysema and lung mineral content in coalworkers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 400-407

  Leigh, J ^a   Driscoll, T R ^a   Cole, B D ^a   Beck, R W ^a   Hull, B P ^a   Yang, J ^a  

^a Worksafe Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAL WORKER; DUST EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SMOKING;

EID: 0028338404     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.51.6.400     Document Type: Article

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