Obesity modifies the effect of WTC exposure on quantitative chest CT measured airway wall thickness

X. Liu (New York, United States of America), R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America), J. Doucette (New York, United States of America), Y. Jeon (New York, United States of America), J. Celedón (Pittsburgh, United States of America), R. San José Estépar (Boston, United States of America)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Occupational and environmental lung diseases: influence on the airway and interstitium
Disease area: Airway diseases

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