Open AccessPulmonary asbestos bodies and asbestos fibers as indicators of exposure
Author(s) -
Antti Karjalainen,
MarjaLeeurminen,
Esa Vanhala,
H Vainio,
Sisko Anttila
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.106
Subject(s) - asbestos , asbestos fibers , lung , chrysotile , pathology , medicine , lung cancer , materials science , metallurgy
The aim of the study was to analyze the correlation between pulmonary concentrations of asbestos bodies and asbestos fibers and to characterize asbestos body counts from lung tissue of Finnish patients occupationally exposed and unexposed to asbestos.
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