In former asbestos-exposed workers TCT findings are more highly correlated to DLCO than to vital capacity

A. Preisser (Hamburg, Germany), K. Schlemmer (Hamburg, Germany), R. Herold (Hamburg, Germany), A. Laqmani (Hamburg, Germany), C. Terschüren (Hamburg, Germany), V. Harth (Hamburg, Germany)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Occupational and environmental causes of respiratory disease
Session: Occupational and environmental causes of respiratory disease
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 3164

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