Pneumoconioses

Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine: Volume 1,2, Sixth Edition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages 1307-1330.e12

  Cowie, Robert L ^a,b   Becklake, Margaret R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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