A fatal case of hard-metal disease

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-65

  Ruokonen, Eeva Liisa ^a   Linnainmaa, Markku ^b   Seuri, Markku ^b   Juhakoski, Petri ^c   Söderström, Karl Ove ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c Health Center Pulssi   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alveolitis; Cobalt; Grinding; Hard metal

Indexed keywords

COBALT; METAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COUGHING; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029962307     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.111     Document Type: Article

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