Rapid clinical progression of silicosis in quartz conglomerate workers in Southern Spain

A. Leon Jimenez (Cádiz, Spain)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Silicosis has not gone away
Session: Silicosis has not gone away
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 483
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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