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- Title
Associations between radiographic findings and spirometry in a community exposed to Libby amphibole.
- Authors
Larson, Theodore C; Lewin, Michael; Gottschall, E Brigitte; Antao, Vinicius C; Kapil, Vikas; Rose, Cecile S
- Abstract
Among asbestos-exposed individuals, abnormal spirometry is usually associated with parenchymal abnormalities or diffuse pleural thickening. Localised pleural thickening (LPT), the most common abnormality associated with asbestos exposure, is typically thought to be a marker of exposure with little clinical consequence. Our objective was to determine if abnormal spirometry is associated with LPT independent of other abnormalities, using data from community-based screening conducted in Libby, Montana.
- Publication
Occupational and environmental medicine, 2012, Vol 69, Issue 5, p361
- ISSN
1470-7926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/oemed-2011-100316