The investigation of environmental exposure to asbestos and related chest diseases in a small Anatolian village named Karagi (Aksu-Isparta)

U. Sahin, O. Ozturk, A. Bircan, A. Akkaya (Isparta, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Experimental and observational studies with environmental agents
Session: Experimental and observational studies with environmental agents
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 4315

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