Cellular profile of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in Turkish miners
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.79, no.935, pp.527-530, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 79 Issue: 935
- Publication Date: 2003
- Doi Number: 10.1136/pmj.79.935.527
- Journal Name: POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.527-530
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ankara University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Pneumoconiosis is still a health problem in Turkey and has a relatively high incidence. Retired underground miners were investigated to document alveolitis, and to observe the difference in the cellular profiles of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid with or without pneumoconiosis.