Occupational exposure to pure chrysotile: a 39-year study of mortality

L. Sichletidis, D. Chloros, D. Spyratos, A. B. Haidich, I. Fourkiotou, M. Kakoura (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Inorganic dust exposure and the lung
Session: Inorganic dust exposure and the lung
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 4466

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