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Non-Malignant Asbestos-Related Pleural Disorders

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Imaging of Occupational and Environmental Disorders of the Chest

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  1. Clinic of Chest Imaging, Department of Radiology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Pierre Alain Gevenois MD, PhD

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Gevenois, P.A., De Vuyst, P. (2006). Non-Malignant Asbestos-Related Pleural Disorders. In: De Vuyst, P., Gevenois, P.A. (eds) Imaging of Occupational and Environmental Disorders of the Chest. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30903-9_14

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