Early development of the COPD of the steel foundry production workers

S. Semizhon, V. Valkevich (Minsk, Belarus)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Inorganic dust exposure and the lung
Session: Inorganic dust exposure and the lung
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 4472
Disease area: Airway diseases

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