Factors associated with early-stage pulmonary fibrosis as determined by high-resolution computed tomography among persons occupationally exposed to asbestos

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 206-214

  Paris, Christophe ^a   Benichou, Jacques ^b   Raffaelli, Claude ^c   Genevois, Anne ^b   Fournier, Luc ^c   Menard, Geraldine ^d   Broessel, Nathalie ^b   Ameille, Jacques ^e   Brochard, Patrick ^f   Gillon, Jean Claude ^g   Gislard, Antoine ^b   Letourneux, Marc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d LE HAVRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Garches University Hospital   (France)

^f BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g Flers Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Occupational exposure; Radiography (thoracic); Sensitivity; Specificity; Tomography (scanners, X ray, computed)

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 3142768283     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.781     Document Type: Article

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