Sandblasting under uncontrolled and primitive conditions in Turkey

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-69

  Sevinc, Can ^a,d   Cimrin, Arif H ^a   Manisali, Metin ^b   Yalcin, Ercument ^a   Alkan, Yasar ^c  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Division of Radiodiagnostic   (Turkey)

^c Regl Lab of Work Hlth/Safety Off   (Turkey)

^d Regl Lab of Work Hlth/Safety Off ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Occupation; Quartz; Sandblasting; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MINERAL DUST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAND; SILICOSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SILICOSIS; TURKEY;

EID: 0037283237     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.45.66     Document Type: Article

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