Asbestos-induced visceral pleural fibrosis reduces pulmonary compliance

Pulmonary function, smoking habits, and

Pulmonary function, smoking habits, and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) early abnormalities of lung and pleural fibrosis in shipyard workers exposed to asbestos

✍ Silvano Neri; Piero Boraschi; Alessandro Antonelli; Fabio Falaschi; Lidio Baschi 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 738 KB

To evaluate the presence of asbestos-related pleural and parenchymal abnormalities and their correlation with pulmonary function and smoking habits, 119 asbestos-exposed asymptomadc workers (mean age, 46.2 years; mean duration of asbestos exposure, 8.6 years; mean latency time, 21.6 years) with norm