Presence of acute phase response in coal workers' pneumoconiosis.
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Presence of acute phase response in coal workers' pneumoconiosis.
To evaluate the role of personal factors in pneumoconiosis, several acute phase proteins were studied in 62 coal miners without acute illnesses and classified as having no pneumoconiosis (n = 19), simple pneumoconiosis (n = 23), or complicated pneumoconiosis with progressive massive fibrosis (n = 20). Groups were similar for age, years of work at high risk jobs, chronic bronchitis, and forced e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1991
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.48.3.193