Diagnosis of asbestosis: Primum non nocere

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1427-1428

  Beckett, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; LUNG BIOPSY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031005430     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.5.1427     Document Type: Article

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