Asbestos exposure: A potential cause of retroperitoneal fibrosis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 418-421

  Sauni, Riitta ^a   Oksa, Panu ^a   Järvenpää, Ritva ^b   Parker, John E ^c   Roto, Pekka ^d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

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

^d NONE

Author keywords

Asbestos; Chest radiograph; Occupational health; Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA PLAQUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031948014     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199804)33:4<418::AID-AJIM13>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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