Patterns of pulmonary dysfunction in asbestos workers: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Abejie, Belayneh A ^a   Wang, Xiaorong ^b   Kales, Stefanos N ^c   Christiani, David C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTILE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 77952979564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-5-12     Document Type: Article

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