Desert lung syndrome in rural dwellers of the Thar Desert, India

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 559-562

  Mathur, M L ^a   Choudhary, R C ^a  

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Desert Lung Syndrome; non occupational silicosis; pneumoconiosis; Thar Desert; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031104937     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0221     Document Type: Article

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