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Original Article

Asbestos Exposure and Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Positivity

Daniela Pelclová Department of Occupational Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine
,
Jiřina Bartůňková Institute of Immunology Second Faculty of Medicine
,
Zdenka Fenclová First Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Medicine
,
Jindřiška Lebedová First Faculty of Medicine Department of Occupational Medicine
,
Marie Hladíková Charles University Department of Medical Informatics, Second Faculty of Medicine Prague, Czech Republic
&
Hana Benáková Institute of Clinical Biochemistry General Teaching Hospital Prague, Czech Republic
Pages 662-668 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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