Asbestos-related pleural plaques and diffuse pleural thickening: Functional consequences

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 114-118

  Sood, Akshay ^a   Gee, J Bernard L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse pleural thickening; Diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide; Forced expiratory volume in l s; Forced vital capacity; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742608069     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X9700600210     Document Type: Article

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