Asbestos and the lung: highlights of a detrimental relationship

Marianthi Iliopoulou, Clementine Bostantzoglou, Raffaella Nenna, Vasileios S. Skouras

Source: Breathe, 13 (3) 235; 10.1183/20734735.010017
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