Shortfalls in imputing sarcoidosis to occupational exposures

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 496-500

  Reich, Jerome M ^a  

^a EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Etiology; Firefighting; Incidence; Occupation; Sarcoidosis; World Trade Center Disaster

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878370487     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22083     Document Type: Note

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