Silicosis caused by sandblasting of jeans in Turkey: A report of two concomitant cases

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 346-349

  Akgun, Metin ^a,b   Gorguner, Metin ^a   Meral, Mehmet ^a   Turkyilmaz, Atila ^a   Erdogan, Fazli ^a   Saglam, Leyla ^a   Mirici, Arzu ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Jeans; Occupation; Sandblasting; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SILICOSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CLOTHING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TURKEY;

EID: 25444439503     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.47.346     Document Type: Article

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