Silicosis among semiprecious gem cutters in Joaquim Felício, Minas Gerais State, Brazil;A silicose e o perfi l dos lapidários de pedras semipreciosas em Joaquim Felício, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1517-1526

  Ferreira, Lucille Ribeiro ^a   Pinheiro, Tarcísio Márcio Magalhães ^a   Siqueira, Arminda Lucia ^a   Carneiro, Ana Paula Scalia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Occupational health; Silicosis; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; JEWELRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SILICOSIS; STATISTICS; TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BRAZIL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; JEWELRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SILICOSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48949093333     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2008000700006     Document Type: Article

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