Radiographic abnormalities among Finnish construction, shipyard and asbestos industry workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-117

  Koskinen, Kari ^a   Zitting, Anders ^a   Tossavainen, Antti ^a   Rinne, Jouko Pekka ^a   Roto, Pekka ^a   Kivekäs, Jukka ^a,b   Reijula, Kari ^a   Huuskonen, Matti S ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b LEL Employment Pension Fund   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anthophyllite; Asbestosis; Chrysotile; Fibrosis; Pleural abnormalities; Screening

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FINLAND; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENSIONER; PLEURA; PLEURA PLAQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCREENING; SHIPYARD WORKER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

FINLAND;

EID: 0031750456     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.287     Document Type: Article

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