Asbestosis and silicosis

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9061, 1997, Pages 1311-1315

  Wagner, Gregory R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ASBESTOSIS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUST EXPOSURE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LUNG CANCER; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SILICOSIS;

EID: 0030995938     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)07336-9     Document Type: Review

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