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. 1980 Aug;37(3):268-72.
doi: 10.1136/oem.37.3.268.

Effect of smoking on attack rates of pulmonary and pleural lesions related to exposure to asbestos dust

G H McMillan, R J Pethybridge, G Sheers

Effect of smoking on attack rates of pulmonary and pleural lesions related to exposure to asbestos dust

G H McMillan et al. Br J Ind Med. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

In follow-up studies of samples of employees at two of Her Majesty's Dockyards the prevalence of asbestos-related lesions in smokers and ex-smokers was statistically significantly higher than in non-smokers even when differences in age and exposure risk were considered.

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