## Background: To determine the prevalence of connective tissue disease in a cohort of individuals with silicosis, we reviewed the medical records and questionnaires from individuals reported from 1987 to 1995 to a state surveillance system for silicosis. Reporting of individuals with silicosis is
Connective tissue disease registries
โ Scribed by Maureen D. Mayes; Edward H. Giannini; Lauren M. Pachman; Jill P. Buyon; Philip Fleckman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 386 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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