Pulmonary asbestos bodies and asbestos fibers as indicators of exposure

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-38

  Karjalainen, Antti ^a   Nurminen, Markku ^a   Vanhala, Esa ^a   Vainio, Harri ^a   Anttila, Sisko ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anthophyllite; Crocidolite; Electron microscopy; Optical microscopy

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS FIBER; CROCIDOLITE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOS BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0029877883     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.106     Document Type: Article

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