Prevalence and Features of Advanced Asbestosis (ILO Profusion Scores above 2/2)

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 104-108

  Kilburn, Kaye H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0034059099     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890009603395     Document Type: Article

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