Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis in bridge workers: A persistent problem

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 480-482

  Jones, Timothy F ^a,b   Swinger, Gary L ^b   Craig, Allen S ^b   McNeil, Michael M ^a   Kaufman, Leo ^a   Schaffner, William ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WORKER;

EID: 0033119309     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(99)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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