Silicosis in manufacture of electric cable: Report of four cases

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 405-410

  Talay, Fahrettin ^a   Gurel, Kamil ^a   Gurel, Safiye ^a   Kurt, Bahar ^a   Tug, Tuncer ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Quartz; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SILICOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ELECTRIC WIRING; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37549048601     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.405     Document Type: Article

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