Experience of CT scanning of the chest in screening a population at risk for asbestos-related diseases

J. Ameille, N. Mattei, F. Laurent, M. Letourneux, C. Paris, A. Clément, F. Conso, J. C. Pairon (Paris, Bordeaux, Caen, Nancy, Creteil, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Pneumoconioses and interstitial occupational lung disease
Session: Pneumoconioses and interstitial occupational lung disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 956
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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