Outbreak of autoimmune disease in silicosis linked to artificial stone

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 444-450

  Shtraichman, O ^a,b   Blanc, P D ^c   Ollech, J E ^a,b   Fridel, L ^a,b   Fuks, L ^a   Fireman, E ^d   Kramer, M R ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

DUST; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AUTOIMMUNITY; BUILDING MATERIAL; DUST; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISRAEL; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RISK FACTOR; SILICOSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYNDROME;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ISRAEL; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 84939508763     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqv073     Document Type: Article

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