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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2004-8-10
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pubmed:abstractText |
Twenty years ago, we reported on a very high prevalence of pleural calcifications (PCs) and malignant mesothelioma among inhabitants of Metsovo, in northwestern Greece. It was shown that both abnormalities were related to asbestos exposure from a whitewash containing tremolite. The fading use of this material has resulted in a decreased incidence of mesothelioma (one third of the original incidence). The aim of the present study was to examine whether PCs among Metsovites has followed a similar trend.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0012-3692
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
126
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
617-21
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Asbestos,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Asbestos, Amphibole,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Calcinosis,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Environmental Exposure,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Greece,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Mesothelioma,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Pleural Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Pleural Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:15302752-Retrospective Studies
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pubmed:year |
2004
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Decreasing prevalence of pleural calcifications among Metsovites with nonoccupational asbestos exposure.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pneumonology, G. Hadjikosta General Hospital, Ioannina, Greece.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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