Pulmonary inflammation in asbestos-exposed subjects with borderline parenchymal changes on HRCT
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Pulmonary inflammation in asbestos-exposed subjects with borderline parenchymal changes on HRCT.
Many asbestos-exposed subjects have minor parenchymal changes on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) that do not fulfil the diagnostic criteria for pulmonary fibrosis and asbestosis. We investigated if these borderline parenchymal changes in asbestos-exposed subjects are related to pulmonary inflammatory activity. Exhaled nitric oxide was measured, exhaled breath condensate collected and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.01.019