Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Pneumoconiosis: from asbestos to popcorn
Disease area: Thoracic oncology



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T. Galeas, S. Mylonas, I. Mitsis, Y. Dalavanga, C. Manda-Stachouli, G. Daskalopoulos, M. Kondouri, V. Galea, M. Vassiliou, C. Sideris, S. Constantopoulos (Trikala, Ioannina, Athens, Greece). Naturally transformed asbestos fibers appear to have caused pleural calcifications but no mesothelioma in Trikala (Central Greece). Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 3012

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