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Respiratory function was initially evaluated in 23. All were inhabitants of seven villages of Northern Greece, where rocks with high concentration in asbestos fibers were used for whitewashing until 1935.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Out of this population, 126 survived and underwent chest X\u2010ray in 2003 while respiratory function was retested in 18. New radiological findings were compared to previous ones using digital technology. Furthermore, the cause of death of the remaining 72 was recorded. Deterioration of X\u2010ray findings was observed in all survivors. Not only did the surface area of previous plaques increase (8.66\u2009\u00b1\u200912.6 cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, mean value\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD) but new ones also appeared. Total lung capacity decreased from 95.6\u2009\u00b1\u200914.8 in 1998 to 76.5\u2009\u00b1\u20099.3% predicted in 2003. 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