Personal exposure to asbestos and respiratory health of heavy vehicle brake mechanics

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 26-36

  Cely García, María Fernanda ^a   Torres Duque, Carlos A ^b   Durán, Mauricio ^b   Parada, Patricia ^b   Sarmiento, Olga Lucía ^a   Breysse, Patrick N ^c   Ramos Bonilla, Juan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b FUNDACIÓN NEUMOLÓGICA COLOMBIANA   (Colombia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brake mechanics; Chrysotile; Colombia; Pleural plaques; Pleural thickening; Riveters

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COLOMBIA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; ASBESTOS; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84927174072     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2014.8     Document Type: Article

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