Prognosis of patients with silicosis due to denim sandblasting

Chest

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 831-

  Akgun, Metin ^a   Ucar, Elif Yilmazel ^a   Araz, Omer ^a   Parker, John E ^b  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE SILICA; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DENIM SANDBLASTER; DENIM SANDBLASTING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICOSIS; TEXTILE WORKER; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84857957002     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-2558     Document Type: Letter

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