Respiratory morbidity of children exposed to crocidolite at Wittenoom, Western Australia

P. Franklin, A. Reid, L. Samuel, N. de Klerk, B. Musk (Perth, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Mineral dusts
Session: Mineral dusts
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1055
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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P. Franklin, A. Reid, L. Samuel, N. de Klerk, B. Musk (Perth, Australia). Respiratory morbidity of children exposed to crocidolite at Wittenoom, Western Australia. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 1055

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