Silicosis caused by rice husk ashes

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 57-62

  Liu, Shuchun ^a   Liu, Ning ^b   Li, Jie ^c  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Industrial Health

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Free silica; Pneumoconiosis; Rice husk ash

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GRAIN DUST; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; RAT; RICE; SILICOSIS;

EID: 0029919892     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.38.57     Document Type: Article

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