Differential diagnosis in silicosis and the importance of an accurate occupational history

A. Franco Amaral, A. Miethke-Morais, G. Faibischew Prado, M. Terra-Filho, U. de Paula Santos (São Paulo, Brazil)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Occupational respiratory diseases: from drug-induced disease to COPD induced by the uranium industry
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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