Chronic Dyspnea and Altered Respiratory Function in Former Workers with Asbestosis Evaluated to Determi- ne Pension Benefits*
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*Study carried out in the Setor de Função Pulmonar e Fisiologia Clínica do Exercício (SEFICE, Pulmonary Function and Clinical Physiology of Exercise Sector) of the Pulmonology Department of UNIFESP-EPM Study partially sponsored by FAPESP – Grant no. 96/10415-6 Correspondence to: Luiz Eduardo Nery. Rua Botucatu, 740, 3oandarCEP 04023-062 – São Paulo-SP-Brasil. Phone number: 55-11 5576 4238 E-mail: [email protected] Submitted: 5 October, 2003. Accepted, after review: 17 June, 2004. J Bras Pneumol 2004; 30(6) 528-34
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