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Early Diagnosis of Respiratory Abnormalities in Asbestos-Exposed Workers by the Forced Oscillation Technique

BACKGROUND: The current reference test for the detection of respiratory abnormalities in asbestos-exposed workers is spirometry. However, spirometry has several shortcomings that greatly affect the efficacy of current asbestos control programs. The forced oscillation technique (FOT) represents the c...

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Autores principales: de Sá, Paula Morisco, Castro, Hermano Albuquerque, Lopes, Agnaldo José, de Melo, Pedro Lopes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5017649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27612198
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161981