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Thorax. 1996 August; 51(Suppl 2): S9–15.
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Asbestos exposure, asbestosis, and asbestos-attributable lung cancer.
R N Jones, J M Hughes, and H Weill
Department of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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