Presence of pleural plaques and/or asbestosis and the risk of lung cancer in a crocidolite asbestos exposed population from Western Australia
Introduction/Aim: Asbestos exposure is associated with dose-dependent risk of benign pleural disease, lung cancer and mesothelioma. While an association between asbestosis and lung cancer (even after adjustment for asbestos exposure) is well established, the link between lung cancer and the presence...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.12754_29/epdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6448 |