High prevalence of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases among Turkish tinners

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-211

  Dikensoy, Oner ^a   Kervancioglu, Resat ^a   Ege, Ibrahim ^a   Uysal, Nevin ^a   Elbek, Osman ^a   Ozkur, Ayhan ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

High resolution computed tomography; Lung; Tin; Tinners

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER; SULFURIC ACID; TIN; TIN DERIVATIVE; TIN DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGED; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; SULFURIC ACIDS; TIN; TIN COMPOUNDS; TURKEY;

EID: 43549113137     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L7104     Document Type: Article

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