… 16 of the 21 workers were compared with a group of 20 asbestos workers of statistically com…
these clinical findings. Tn addition, the group with pulmonary crepitations had a lower mean …

… We therefore developed a clinical method to quantify the profusion of … findings with other
parameters of asbestos-induced lung damage and severity of lung fibrosis in asbestos workers. …

… -aged and elderly workers exposed to asbestos. We adjusted our findings for their occupation
as a proxy for the intensity of asbestos exposure and for duration of asbestos exposure, …

… The clinical features of bronchogenic … These findings plus the fact that the majority of
asbestos workers were smokers have made distinguishing the origin of these tumors on a clinical …

… Table 3 Distribution of laboratory findings among the 627 asbestos-exposed workers
according to the presence of pulmonary fibrosis as determined by high-resolution computed …

… of asbestos exposure in the asbestos-cement industry in Brazil. Methods A group of 828
former asbestos-cement workers … Asbestos exposure was assessed by years of exposure, …

… Given a history of significant occupational asbestos exposure and typical high-resolution
CT findings, surgical lung biopsy rarely is needed to establish a diagnosis. For patients in …

… potentially adverse effects of asbestos exposure. Clinical findings among 1,117 workers (90% …
Cigarette smoking had less influence on the prevalence of râles among asbestos workers; …

… Workers in metal related trades, who are employed at construction sites, but who do not … in
their work, may also be at risk for asbestos hazards. To assess such risk, a clinical survey was …

… Individuals with radiological features were diagnosed with asbestosis if they had an appropriate
occupational history and latency period, clinical findings consistent with asbestosis, and …