Intrapulmonary asbestos concentrations in shipyard workers exposed to asbestos in El Ferrol, Spain

C. Diego, M. I. Velasco-García, M. J. Cruz, U. Calvo, R. de los Reyes, M. J. Mejuto, J. Moreno, J. Ferrer (Ferrol, Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Mineral dusts
Session: Mineral dusts
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1069
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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