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Dimensions of elongated mineral particles: a study of more than 570 fibers from more than 90 cases with implications for pathogenicity and classification as asbestiform vs. cleavage fragments

Victor L. RoggliDepartment of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Cynthia L. GreenDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Pages 1-5 | Received 17 Sep 2018, Accepted 03 Jan 2019, Published online: 22 Jan 2019

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