Asbestos and the lung: highlights of a detrimental relationship

Affiliations

¹ 7th Respiratory Medicine Dept, "Sotiria" Athens Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² Dept of Paediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, 401 General Army Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁴ 1st Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, HYGEIA Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Marianthi Iliopoulou et al. Breathe (Sheff). 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;13(3):235-237.

doi: 10.1183/20734735.010017.

¹ 7th Respiratory Medicine Dept, "Sotiria" Athens Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² Dept of Paediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, 401 General Army Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁴ 1st Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, HYGEIA Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Abstract

Novel aspects of the pathogenesis of asbestos-related diseases are still coming to light http://ow.ly/EPDa30e8JqK.

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