Obstructive airflow limitation in tunnel workers exposed to crystalline silica

M. Leite (Oslo, Norway), M. Ulvestad (Oslo, Norway), K. Nordby (Oslo, Norway), N. Skaugset (Oslo, Norway), M. Lund (Oslo, Norway), D. Ellingsen (Oslo, Norway), B. Ulvestad (Oslo, Norway)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Occupational lung diseases: from diagnostic techniques to classical and novel causes
Session: Occupational lung diseases: from diagnostic techniques to classical and novel causes
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3285
Disease area: Airway diseases

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