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SUBMITTER: Arjomandi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3313491 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arjomandi Mehrdad M Seward James J Gotway Michael B MB Nishimura Stephen S Fulton George P GP Thundiyil Josef J King Talmadge E TE Harber Philip P Balmes John R JR
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 20100601 6
<h4>Objective</h4>To study the prevalence of beryllium sensitization (BeS) and chronic beryllium disease (CBD) in a cohort of workers from a nuclear weapons research and development facility.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated 50 workers with BeS with medical and occupational histories, physical examination, chest imaging with high-resolution computed tomography (N = 49), and pulmonary function testing. Forty of these workers also underwent bronchoscopy for bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial bio ...[more]