Chronic beryllium disease: Risk from low-level exposure

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 936-937

  Redlich, Carrie A ^a   Welch, Laura S ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRANULOMATOSIS; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SARCOIDOSIS; WORKPLACE; BERYLLIOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

BERYLLIOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42949140801     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200802-252ED     Document Type: Editorial

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