The effects of silica exposure on upper airways and eyes in denim sandblasters

Rhinology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 328-333

  Yoruk, Ozgur ^a   Ates, Orhan ^a   Araz, Omer ^a   Aktan, Bulent ^a   Alper, Fatih ^a   Sutbeyaz, Yavuz ^a   Altas, Enver ^a   Erdogan, Fazli ^a   Ucuncu, Harun ^a   Akgun, Metin ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eye; Nasal; Sandblasting; Silicosis; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SILICOSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDOSCOPY; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; NOSE DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SILICOSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TURKEY;

EID: 57749114388     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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