Silica and renal diseases: No longer a problem in the 21st century?

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 228-247

  Stratta, P ^a   Canavese, C ^a   Messuerotti, A ^a   Fenoglio, I ^a   Fubini, B ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Nephropathy; Occupational dust diseases; Occupational exposure; Silica

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONSUMER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SILICOSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VASCULITIS; WORKER;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS;

EID: 0034901964     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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