Radiographic small lung opacities and pleural abnormalities in relation to smoking, urbanization status, and occupational asbestos exposure in Finland

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 602-609

  Zitting, A J ^a   Karjalainen, A ^a   Impivaara, O ^b   Kuusela, T ^a   Maki J ^b   Tossavainen, A ^a   Jarvisalo J ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PLEURA DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASBESTOS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0029888832     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199606000-00011     Document Type: Article

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