Silicosis in a countertop fabricator — Texas, 2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 129-130

  Friedman, Gary K ^a   Harrison, Robert ^b   Bojes, Heidi ^c   Worthington, Karen ^d   Filios, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CASE REPORT; DUST; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; SILICOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DUST; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUARTZ; SILICOSIS; TEXAS;

EID: 84924330876     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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