Respiratory disease related mortality and morbidity on an island of Greece exposed to perlite and bentonite mining dust

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4982-4995

  Sampatakakis, Stefanos ^a   Linos, Athena ^b,c   Papadimitriou, Eleni ^b   Petralias, Athanasios ^b,c,d   Dalma, Archontoula ^b,c   Papasaranti, Eirini Saranti ^b   Christoforidou, Eleni ^b   Stoltidis, Melina ^b  

^a Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP)   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c PROLEPSIS Institute   (Greece)

^d ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Mining dust; Perlite; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; PERLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BENTONITE; DUST; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERLITE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

AGE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DUST EXPOSURE; GREECE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LINEAR SYSTEM; MINING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; CYCLADES; GREECE; MILOS [SOUTHERN AEGEAN]; SOUTHERN AEGEAN;

ADENOMA, ISLET CELL; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BENTONITE; DUST; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MINING; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885928406     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10104982     Document Type: Article

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