Counting asbestos bodies in bronchoalveolar lavage: A retrospective analysis and literature review

Valerie Nuyts (Leuven, Belgium), Valerie Nuyts, Hadewijch Vanhooren, Kristiaan Nackaerts, Benoit Nemery de Bellevaux

Source: International Congress 2015 – Occupational and environmental exposure assessment and biomarkers
Session: Occupational and environmental exposure assessment and biomarkers
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4091

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