Occupational exposure to mineral fibers and incidence of recurrent chest infections in insulators

S. Moitra (Edmonton, Canada), A. Farshchi Tabrizi (Edmonton, Canada), D. Fathy (Sherwood Park, Canada), L. Henderson (Sherwood Park, Canada), F. Khadour (Sherwood Park, Canada), M. Naseem (Sherwood Park, Canada), M. Osman (Edmonton, Canada), L. Melenka (Sherwood Park, Canada), P. Lacy (Edmonton, Canada)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Occupational COVID-19 and respiratory infections
Session: Occupational COVID-19 and respiratory infections
Session type: E-poster
Number: 3183

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