Canadian Respiratory Journal
Volume 1, Issue 3 646547 pp. 167-186
Occupational Medicine
Open Access

Asbestos Related Disorders

Raymond Bégin, 

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Raymond Bégin

Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology and Pathology CHU Sherbrooke, and School of Occupational Health McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada , mcgill.ca

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André Dufresne, 

André Dufresne

Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology and Pathology CHU Sherbrooke, and School of Occupational Health McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada , mcgill.ca

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François Plante, 

François Plante

Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology and Pathology CHU Sherbrooke, and School of Occupational Health McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada , mcgill.ca

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Serge Massé, 

Serge Massé

Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology and Pathology CHU Sherbrooke, and School of Occupational Health McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada , mcgill.ca

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First published: 01 January 1994
https://doi.org/10.1155/1994/646547
Citations: 3

Abstract

An updated summary of current understanding of asbestos related disorders is presented, along with a review of the history of the disorders, and the mineralogy, biological tissue burden, pathogenesis, pathology and clinical aspects of the asbestos related disorders, with particular emphasis on important information for the clinician.

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