Low-level fiber-induced radiographic changes caused by Libby vermiculite: A 25-year follow-up study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 630-637

  Rohs, Amy M ^a   Lockey, James E ^a   Dunning, Kari K ^a   Shukla, Rakesh ^a   Fan, Huihao ^a   Hilbert, Tim ^a   Borton, Eric ^a   Wiot, Jerome ^b   Meyer, Cristopher ^b   Shipley, Ralph T ^b   LeMasters, Grace K ^a   Kapil, Vikas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphiboles; Fibrosis; Mineral fiber; Pleural disease; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; VERMICULITE; ALUMINUM SILICATE; AMPHIBOLE; MINERAL FIBER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA THICKENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALUMINUM SILICATES; ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL FIBERS; MINING; MONTANA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 40949102277     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200706-841OC     Document Type: Article

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