Nonmalignant pleural lesions due to environmental exposure to asbestos: a field-based, cross-sectional study

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Metintas M., Metintas S., Hillerdal G., Ucgun I., Erginel S., Alatas F., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, cilt.26, sa.5, ss.875-880, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1183/09031936.05.00136404
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.875-880
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: asbestos, environmental exposure, pleura, pleural fibrosis, pleural plaques, OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, LUNG-FUNCTION, PLAQUES, MESOTHELIOMA, DISEASE, POPULATION, TREMOLITE, WORKERS, TURKEY
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the present study was to investigate the frequencies of asbestos-related benign pleural diseases in villagers environmentally exposed to asbestos and the factors affecting these frequencies.