Comparison of amosite and wollastonite fibre effects on selected BAL parameters and lung tissue injury-time and dose dependence

M. Hurbankova, S. Cerna, E. Tatrai, S. A. Kyrtopoulos (Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Asbestos and silica
Session: Asbestos and silica
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 835
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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