Chronic beryllium disease: A model for pulmonary sarcoidosis?

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 76, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 11-14

  Richeldi, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Berillium; Sarcoidosis; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

BERYLLIOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LUNG GRANULOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SARCOIDOSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

BERYLLIOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 31944445154     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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