Spirometric findings in asbestos-exposed subjects with pleural plaques missed by chest radiography but detected by HRCT

E. Bagatin, M. Terra-Filho, L. M. Nápolis, J. A. Neder, G. de Souza Portes Meirelles, R. Tavares Rodrigues, L. E. Nery (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Abestosis, silicosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Session: Abestosis, silicosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4014
Disease area: Airway diseases, Interstitial lung diseases

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