Effects of tobacco smoking on findings in chest computed tomography among asbestos-exposed workers

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 866-871

  Vehmas, T ^a   Kivisaari, L ^a   Huuskonen, M S ^a   Jaakkola, Maritta S ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Emphysema; Fibrosis; Lung; Radiograph computed; Smoking; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVIEW; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; WORKER;

AGED; ASBESTOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0038732629     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00029002     Document Type: Article

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