Cohort mortality study in three ceramic factories in Jingdezhen in China

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 386-390

  Zhang, Xiaokang ^a,b   Wang, Haijiao ^a   Zhu, Xiaomin ^c   Liu, Yuewei ^a   Wang, Limin ^a   Dai, Qici ^c   Cai, Niane ^c   Wu, Tangchun ^a   Chen, Weihong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Jingdezhen Public Security Bureau   (China)

^c Center of Diseases Control of Jingdezhen   (China)

Author keywords

Ceramic workers; Crystalline silica; Mortality; Pneumoconiosis; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DUST; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MORTALITY; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; DUST; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 49749142297     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-008-0404-2     Document Type: Article

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