Asbestos bodies in the sputum of asbestos workers: Correlation with occupational exposure

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1167-1173

  Paris, C ^a   Galateau Salle, F ^a   Creveuil, C ^a   Morello, R ^a   Raffaelli, C ^a   Gillon, J C ^a   Billon Galland, M A ^a   Pairon, J C ^a   Chevreau, L ^a   Letourneux, M ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Asbestos bodies; Occupational exposure; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

AGED; AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ASBESTOS BODY; CANCER SCREENING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE WORKER; WORKPLACE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL FIBERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; SMOKING; SPUTUM;

EID: 18744389138     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00262102     Document Type: Article

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