High-resolution computed tomography abnormalities in ex-insulators annually exposed to asbestos dust

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 593-601

  Soulat, J M ^a   Lauque, D ^a   Esquirol, Y ^a   Depres M ^b   Giron, J ^a   Claudel, R ^a   Carles, P ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b Houillères d'Aquitaine ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Annual exposure; Asbestos; Asbestosis; High resolution computed tomography; Insulation; Pleural plaques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EMPLOYMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA THICKENING; PREVALENCE; SPIROMETRY;

AGED; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032700836     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199912)36:6<593::AID-AJIM1>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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