Are coalminers, with low "risk factors" for ischaemic heart disease at greater risk of developing progressive massive fibrosis?
Coalminers with "A" shadows (the first stage of progressive massive fibrosis (PMF)) have a similar standardised mortality ratio (SMR) to those without PMF, and those with A shadows have a much higher specific mortality from pneumoconiosis. It is therefore argued that either A shadows confer immunity...
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| Published in: | Br J Ind Med |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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BMJ Publishing Group
1982
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1009021/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7093153/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1136/oem.39.3.265 |
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