Mortality From Infectious Pneumonia Associated With the Severity of Airflow Limitation in Pneumoconiosis:

WonYang Kang1, Daeho Kim, Mi-Yeon Kim

  • 1From the Department of Research for Occupational Health, Institute of Occupation and Environment, Korea Workers' compensation & Welfare Service, Incheon, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

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