## Background: Since asbestos has been widely used in japanese building materials since 1960s, a large number of japanese construction workers may be exposed to asbestos occupationally. ## Methods: Among 2951 construction workers in okayama, japan, the prevalence of asbestos-induced pleural or pu
Parenchymal and pleural fibrosis in construction workers
β Scribed by Dr. Panu Oksa; Heikki Koskinen; Jouko-Pekka Rinne; Anders Zitting; Pekka Roto; Matti S. Huuskonen
- Book ID
- 101442180
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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