Asbestos exposure,a still present issue for occupational physicians

A. Rascu, O. Arghir, C. Ciuca, D. Deaconu, S. Muraru (Bucharest, Constanta, Romania)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Occupational asthma, abestosis and silicosis
Session: Occupational asthma, abestosis and silicosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4547
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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