Respiratory disease profiles after 20 years of uranium mining

J. R. Joubert, D. Maree, J. Pretorius, F. Swart, J. Mouton (Tygerberg, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Various problems in occupational exposures
Session: Various problems in occupational exposures
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2972
Disease area: Airway diseases

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