Asbestos-related pleural thickening is independently associated with decrements in lung function and with shortness of breath.

• Grant number: 99/06523-6
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Meeting - Abroad
• Start date: October 12, 1999
• End date: October 15, 1999
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Epidemiology
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Algranti
• Grantee: Eduardo Algranti
• Host Institution: Fundação Jorge Duprat Figueiredo de Segurança e Medicina do Trabalho (Fundacentro). Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (Brasil). São Paulo , SP, Brazil