Lung cancer in relation to exposure to silica dust, silicosis and uranium production in South African gold miners

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-275

  Hnizdo, Eva ^a,b   Murray, Jill ^a,b   Klempman, Sarah ^a  

^a National Centre for Occupational Health   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cell types; exposure pattern; lung cancer; silica dust; silicosis

Indexed keywords

RADON; SILICON DIOXIDE; URANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICOSIS; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030887211     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.3.271     Document Type: Article

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