Different course of silicosis in four brothers of one family

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-57

  Danila, Edvardas ^a   Šileikiene, Virginija ^a   Nargela, Remigijus ^a   Žurauskas, Edvardas ^a,b   Loskutoviene, Greta ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b National Centre of Pathology   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Pneumoconiosis; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SILICOSIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SILICOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67651184004     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-009-0004-9     Document Type: Article

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