Silicosis appears inevitable among former denim sandblasters: A 4-year follow-up study

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Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 647-654

  Akgun, Metin ^a   Araz, Omer ^a   Ucar, Elif Yilmazel ^a   Karaman, Adem ^a   Alper, Fatih ^a   Gorguner, Metin ^a   Kreiss, Kathleen ^b  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DENIM SANDBLASTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICOSIS; SLEEP PATTERN; SMOKING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TURKEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SILICOSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TURKEY;

EID: 84941695636     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2848     Document Type: Article

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