Inorganic particles in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids from nonoccupationally exposed subjects

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-161

  Falchi, Mario ^a   Biondo, Luana ^a   Conti, Cassandra ^a   Cipri, Antonio ^b   Demarinis, Filippo ^b   Gigli, Beniamino ^b   Paoletti, Luici ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; INORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDE; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URBAN AREA; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0029997425     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9936010     Document Type: Article

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