Parenchymal and airway diseases caused by asbestos

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-161

  Antonescu Turcu, Andreea L ^a   Schapira, Ralph M ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asbestos induced lung disease; Asbestosis; Lung cancer; Obstructive lung disease

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOSIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SMOKING; WORKPLACE;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 76449098526     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328335de61     Document Type: Review

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