Characteristics of asbestos fibers in lung tissue from occupational and environmental asbestos exposure of lung cancer patients in Busan, Korea

Abstract The Asbestos Injury Relief Act in Korea requires that asbestos exposure be assessed through clinical examination and chest computed tomography (CT). However, a more specific measurement of asbestos characteristics in the lung tissue may be appropriate. We aimed to investigate the asbestos b...

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Main Authors: Hyun-Sung Jung, Eun-Kee Park, Jun-Seok Cha, Jae-Won Lee, Jong-Chun Lee, Jinyoung Jang, Suejin Kim, Chulho Oak, Deborah H. Yates, Hyunwook Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77291-9