Aluminium dust-induced lung disease in the pyro-powder-producing industry: Detection by high-resolution computed tomography

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-64

  Kraus, T ^a   Schaller, K H ^a   Angerer, J ^a   Letzel, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Biological monitoring; Computed tomography; High resolution CT; Screening

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA 2 GLOBULIN; ALPHA GLOBULIN; ALUMINUM; ANTIBODY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA GLOBULIN; BILIRUBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN ANTIBODY; SODIUM; THROMBOPLASTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG FIBROSIS; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCREENING; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0034008498     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007939     Document Type: Article

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