Lung function impairment in relation to asbestos-induced pleural lesions with reference to the extent of the lesions and the initial parenchymal fibrosis

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 388-395

  Lebedová, Jindřiška ^a,c   Dlouhá, Beatrica ^a   Rychlá, Lenka ^a   Neuwirth, Jiří ^b   Brabec, Marek ^a   Pelclová, Daniela ^b   Fenclová, Zdenka ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Dept of Biostatistics/Informatics ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Asbestos exposure; Asbestosis; Pleural changes; Pleural thickening; Ventilation impairment

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PLEURA DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0142217573     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.745     Document Type: Article

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