Asbestos content in the lymph nodes of nonoccupationally exposed individuals

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-174

  Dodson, Ronald F ^a   Huang, Ju ^a   Bruce, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Lufkin Pathology Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Electron microscopy; General population; Lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LYMPH NODE; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOS; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL FIBERS;

EID: 0033988950     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(200002)37:2<169::AID-AJIM2>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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