The value of broncho-alveolar lavage in demonstrating past exposure to asbestos;Importanza del lavaggio broncoalveolare nella dimostrazione di pregressa esposizione ad amianto

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 166-172

  Rivolta, G ^a   Prandi, E ^a   Sogliani, M ^a   Picchi, O ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Previous exposure to asbestos

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASBESTOS BODY; ASBESTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH;

ADULT; ASBESTOSIS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HUMANS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034891302     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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