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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1986-1-3
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pubmed:abstractText |
Mass miniature radiography in 1969 detected a high prevalence of pleural calcification in three villages in northwest Greece. In 1980 a survey of a 15% sample of the population over the age of 10 was carried out with a 80% response rate. Full-size radiographs, ventilatory capacity measurements, and a detailed questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, type of work, and residence were used. Independent classification of the 408 films by two readers using the ILO/UC scheme showed very few small opacities but a very high prevalence of pleural calcification first evident in young adults and rising to 70% in the elderly. The overall prevalence was 34.7% in men and 21.5% in women. A comparison with the 1969 survey showed a progression rate of 5% per annum. In neither sex was there a significant relation of pleural calcification to smoking, ventilatory capacity, nor type of work, though those classified as field croppers had a slightly higher prevalence. There was no obvious evidence of increased lung cancer or mesothelioma in the villages. The agent responsible for this apparently benign condition was not identified.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Dec
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pubmed:issn |
0013-9351
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
38
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
239-47
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Calcinosis,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Forced Expiratory Volume,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Greece,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Pleural Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Sex Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:4065074-Vital Capacity
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pubmed:year |
1985
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Pleural calcification in northwest Greece.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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