The legacy of the asbestos-cement plant of Lubudi, DR Congo.

F. Mukonki Kyungu (Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo), J. PYANA KITENGE (Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo), T. Kayembe-Kitenge (Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo), A. Mukalay Wa Mukalay (Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo), B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Chronic airway, interstitial, pleural and neoplastic diseases
Session: Chronic airway, interstitial, pleural and neoplastic diseases
Session type: E-poster
Number: 3362

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