Annual Congress Copenhagen 2005

Saturday, 17.09.2005
Sunday, 18.09.2005
Monday, 17.09.2005
Tuesday, 20.09.2005
Wednesday, 21.09.2005

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, abstract number.


Material from 2005:
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  • 739 Slide presentations
  • 213 Webcasts
  • 93 Handouts
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Asbestos, coal mining and jeans blasting: old and new causes of occupational respiratory disease

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: O. Omland (Aalborg, Denmark), P. Vermeire (Antwerp, Belgium)
Roentgenographic changes in asbestos-cement workers
L. Sichletidis, S. Markou, D. Chloros, D. Spyratos, L. Daglilelis, P. Palladas, D. Patakas (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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The relationship between period of asbestos exposure and high resolution computed tomography findings in environmental asbestos exposure
C. Eren Dagli, R. Isik (Kahramanmaras, Diyarbakir, Turkey)
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Correlation of capillary epithelial permeability with high resolution computed tomography findings in environmental asbestos exposure
C. Eren Dagli, R. Isik, H. Kaya, C. Tanrikulu (Kahramanmaras, Diyarbakir, Turkey)
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Mesothelin m-RNA expression in asbestos-exposed patients
R. Garcia-Sevila, E. Barroso, S. Benlloch, C. Martin, J. Sanchez-Paya, S. Romero (Alicante, Spain)
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Cell composition abnormalities of blronchoalveolar lavage fluid in workers chronically exposed to asbestos
L. D. Dimitrova, I. V. Dzhedzhev, V. D. Nestorova, H. G. Ganchev, M. S. Kokoshyan, D. G. Petkova (Varna, Bulgaria)
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Population-based epidemiology and prognosis of mesothelioma in Leeds, United Kingdom
S. Mulrennan, A. Chapman, B. Ladd, M. F. Muers (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Malignant mesothelioma in erionite-exposed Turkish immigrants to Sweden
G. Hillerdal, M. Metintas, S. Metintas (Stockholm, Sweden; Eskisehir, Turkey)
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Effectiveness of smoking cessation advice for asbestos workers in the UK
R. E. Jenkins, P. Farrow, A. J. Johnson (Canterbury, United Kingdom)
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Asbestos fibers in para-aortic and mesenteric lymph nodes
T. Uibu, E. Vanhala, A. Sajantila, P. Lunetta, P. Makela-Bengs, S. Goebeler, M. Jantti, A. Tossavainen (Tampere, Helsinki, Finland)
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Malignant mesothelioma: a description of 56 cases
B. Fernández, B. Marín, F. J. Michel, M. Pérez, I. Clavera, K. Abu-Shams, F. J. Domínguez (Pamplona, Spain)
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Malignant mesothelioma in housewives without exposure to asbestos
L. Proietti, L. Spicuzza, R. Balsamo, N. Ciancio, R. Polosa, G. U. Di Maria (Catania, Italy)
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Lung function of Polish coalminers - normal spirometry after 20 years of dust exposure
S. J. Ostrowski, W. Barud, A. Bilan, W. Myslinski, A. Grzywa-Celinska (Lublin, Poland)
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Influence of combined effect – industrial fibrous dusts with tobacco smoke - on the BAL inflammatory and cytotoxic biomarkers
M. Hurbankova, M. Beno, S. Cerna, Z. Kovacikova, S. A. Kyrtopoulos (Bratislava, Slovakia; Athens, Greece)
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Cytotoxic parameters in rat BAL cells after combined exposure to ceramic fibres and cigarette smoke
M. Hurbankova, S. Cerna, M. Beno, S. Wimmerova (Bratislava, Slovakia)
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Early respiratory effects and possible malignant transformation in occupational exposure to man made mineral fibers
M. Margineanu, C. Cozmei, D. Constantinescu, C. Margineanu (Iasi, Romania)
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Silicosis in denim sandblasting textile workers (two case reports)
A. Gur, M. Kiyik, L. Kilic, N. D. Bakan, G. Ozkan, C. Tigin, G. Camsari, S. Cikrikcioglu (Istanbul, Turkey)
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A new occupation for silicosis: "sandblasting of jeans"
M. Akgun, M. Meral, A. Turkyilmaz, L. Saglam, M. Gorguner (Erzurum, Turkey)
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Occupational exposure and lifestyle factors - determinants of lung disease in a copper mining population
E. A. Videler, L. Botha, J. R. Joubert (Tygerberg, Phalaborwa, South Africa)
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Apoptosis and extracellular matrix remodeling in human silicosis
E. R. Parra, L. Delgado, V. L. Capelozzi (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Assessment of anti-inflammatory cytokines in professional lung diseases
E. Tsyura, I. Malysheva, G. Orlova, A. Bazhanov (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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