To evaluate if there is a relation between the size of asbestos plaques and the level of past
exposure and pulmonary function, we measured the surface of localized pleural plaques …

The present study examines the association between asbestos‐related pleural plaques and
lung function in a group of workers with occupational exposure to asbestos. Exposure …

Pleural plaques can be caused by asbestos exposure, but their predictive value in
diagnosing pulmonary asbestosis is uncertain. Similarly, although high-resolution computed …

The diagnosis of asbestos-related pulmonary disease is frequently based in part on the
identification of pleural plaques; however, postmortem observations have suggested that …

Pulmonary function was measured in 79 men with diaphragmatic pleural plaques (DPP) as
the only abnormality characteristic of asbestos disease on chest radiographs. They were …

The profiles of occupational asbestos exposure were investigated in a series of 66 hospital
patients in whom pleural plaques constituted the only asbestos‐induced abnormality. The …

From the general population in the county of Uppsala, Sweden, 1,596 men with pleural
plaques fulfilling strict radiologic criteria were identified from 1963 until June 1985. The men …

The effects of asbestos-induced benign pleural conditions on pulmonary function have been
controversial since this subject was first studied in the mid-1960s. Firm conclusions have …

The roentgenographic prevalence and anatomic distribution of pleural plaques were studied
in the US Navy Asbestos Medical Surveillance Program population (105,064 individuals as …

An investigation was made to correlate autopsy and roentgenographic findings of pleural
plaques with occupational exposure to asbestos and occurrence of respiratory tract tumors …