Epidemiological study of the workforce after an outbreak of occupational asthma due to chromium and cobalt in an aerospace factory

G. Walters, A. Robertson, V. Moore, C. Burge, A. Vellore, S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Work-related respiratory diseases and specific exposures
Session: Work-related respiratory diseases and specific exposures
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4171
Disease area: Airway diseases

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