Silicosis at autopsy in platinum mine workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 196-202

  Nelson, G ^a,b   Murray, J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Fibrosis; Miners; PATHAUT; Platinum; Silica; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DUST; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; SILICOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; DUST; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLATINUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84876027333     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs211     Document Type: Article

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