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Lung cancer in the lower lobe is associated with pulmonary asbestos fiber count and fiber size.

We studied exposure to asbestos, pulmonary fibrosis, fiber count, and fiber size in relation to the lobar origin of lung cancer in 90 consecutive patients. Among the 32 patients with a history of occupational exposure to asbestos, 22 were construction workers. The proportion of lower-lobe tumors inc...

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Autores principales: Anttila, S, Karjalainen, A, Taikina-aho, O, Kyyrönen, P, Vainio, H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1993
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1519739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8354203