Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis (Caplan's syndrome) with a classical presentation;Pneumoconiose reumatoide (síndrome de Caplan) com apresentação clássica

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 942-946

  de Capitani, Eduardo Mello ^a   Schweller, Marcelo ^a   da Silva, Cristiane Mendes ^a   Metze, Konradin ^a   de Cerqueira, Elza Maria Figueiras Pedreira ^b   Bértolo, Manoel Barros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Affiliated to State University of Campinas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Caplan's syndrome; Pneumoconiosis; Rheumatoid; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350391868     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000900017     Document Type: Article

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