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. 1993 Apr;48(4):390–395. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.4.390

New perspectives on basic mechanisms in lung disease. 5. Respirable industrial fibres: mechanisms of pathogenicity.

K Donaldson 1, R C Brown 1, G M Brown 1
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