Immunology, genetics, and epidemiology of beryllium disease

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 40S-43S

  Newman, Lee S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BERYLLIOSIS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG GRANULOMA; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BERYLLIOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 0029979408     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.3_Supplement.40S     Document Type: Article

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