Pulmonary fibrosis in a carpenter with long-lasting exposure to fiberglass

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 596-600

  Takahashi, Toru ^a   Munakata, Mitsuru ^a   Takekawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Homma, Yukihiko ^a   Kawakami, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

analytical electron microscopy; glass fiber; inorganic dust; pulmonary fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPENTER; CASE REPORT; DUST EXPOSURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

GLASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029852666     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199611)30:5<596::AID-AJIM7>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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