Do bullae and emphysema increase risk of pneumothorax in silicosis?

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Mohebbi, Iraj ^a   Hassani, Ebrahim ^a   Salarilak, Shaker ^a   Bahrami, Abdul Rahman ^b  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

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EID: 36048966228     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-2-8     Document Type: Article

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