Radiologic and pathologic correlation of coal workers' pneumoconiosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 3 I, 1996, Pages 741-748

  Vallyathan, V ^a   Brower, P S ^b   Green, F H Y ^b   Attfield, M D ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS; ADULT; AGED; COAL MINING; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COAL MINING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030238403     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.3.8810614     Document Type: Article

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