Emphysema findings associated with heavy asbestos-exposure in high resolution computed tomography of Finnish construction workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 266-271

  Huuskonen, Olli ^a   Kivisaari, Leena ^b   Zitting, Anders ^a   Kaleva, Simo ^a   Vehmas, Tapio ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asbestosis; Lung diseases; Obstructive; Occupational diseases; Occupational groups; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CARPENTER; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPHYSEMA; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4143065704     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.266     Document Type: Article

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