Sputum screening for lung cancer in radon exposed uranium miners: a comparison of semi-automated sputum cytometry and conventional cytology.

Marek, W; Richartz, G; Philippou, S; Marek, L; Kotschy-Lang, N

Marek, W; Richartz, G; Philippou, S; Marek, L; Kotschy-Lang, N.

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Marek W; Institute of Pathology, Augusta Teaching Hospital, Bochum, Germany. Wolfgang.Marek@ruhr-uni.bochum.de

J Physiol Pharmacol ; 58 Suppl 5(Pt 1): 349-61, 2007 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18204147

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Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis; Mass Screening/methods; Mining; Occupational Diseases/diagnosis; Occupational Exposure; Radon/adverse effects; Silicosis/complications; Sputum/cytology; Uranium/adverse effects; Aged; Automation; Cytodiagnosis; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging; Lung Neoplasms/etiology; Lung Neoplasms/pathology; Male; Occupational Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Occupational Diseases/etiology; Occupational Diseases/pathology; Pilot Projects; Predictive Value of Tests; Radiography; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Silicosis/diagnostic imaging; Silicosis/etiology; Silicosis/pathology

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Silicosis / Sputum / Mass Screening / Occupational Exposure / Radon / Uranium / Lung Neoplasms / Mining / Occupational Diseases Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Language: En Journal: J Physiol Pharmacol Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Germany

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