Silicosis in lymph nodes: The canary in the miner?

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-169

  Cox Ganser, Jean M ^a,c   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^a   Fekedulegn, Desta ^a   Andrew, Michael E ^a   Ducatman, Barbara S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MINER; PARENCHYMA; RISK; SILICOSIS; CADAVER; GERMANY; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY;

CADAVER; GERMANY; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SILICOSIS; URANIUM;

EID: 67449092002     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31818f6a0f     Document Type: Article

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