[Asbestos-related diseases].
This chapter presents a bibliographic review of asbestos-related diseases. The latest diagnostic, radiological, computed tomography and lung function aspects of benign pleural disease, asbestosis, occupational lung cancer and mesothelioma are discussed.
Terra Filho
Mário
M
Departamento de Cárdio-Pneumologia, Disciplina de Pneumologia do Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - InCor-HCFMUSP, São Paulo (SP) Brasil. pnemario@incor.usp.br
de Freitas
Jefferson Benedito Pires
JB
Nery
Luiz Eduardo
LE
D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology
D001194:Asbestos