Asbestos-Related Diffuse Pleural Thickening
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Asbestos-related diffuse pleural thickening.
BACKGROUND The clinical features of asbestos-related diffuse pleural thickening (DPT) remain unclear. OBJECTIVES To clarify the association between radiological findings of DPT and respiratory function. METHODS Medical data from patients with asbestos-related DPT were collected, including their history of occupational or neighborhood asbestos exposure, initial symptoms, modified Medical Res...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiration
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0025-7931,1423-0356
DOI: 10.1159/000364948