Comparison of work history and chest x-ray changes among chrysotile miners and millers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue , 2002, Pages 157-159

  Kovalevsky, E ^a   Burmistrova, T ^a   Milishnikova, V ^a   Elovskaja, L ^a   Izmerov, N ^a   Parker, J ^b   Zitting, A ^c   Tossavainen, A ^c  

^a IZMEROV RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Russian Federation)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

chrysotile; fibrosis; pleural plaques; Russia

Indexed keywords

MINERS; SERPENTINE;

ASBESTOS EXPOSURE; CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; CHRYSOTILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPOSURE ESTIMATES; FIBROSIS; PLEURAL PLAQUES; RUSSIA;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878917940     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/46.suppl-1.157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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