The potencial role of rare earths in the pathogenesis of interstitial lung disease: A case report of movie projectionist as investigated by neutron activation analysis

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 232-236

  Porru, S ^a   Placidi, D ^a   Quarta, C ^b   Sabbioni, E ^c   Pietra, R ^c   Fortaner, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Gardone Val Trompia   (Italy)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerium; Interstitial lung fibrosis; Occupational exposure; Rare earths

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CERIUM; LANTHANIDE; LANTHANUM; NEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM; TERBIUM; YTTERBIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODE; EMPHYSEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 0035008806     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0946-672X(01)80008-0     Document Type: Article

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