Chronic Pulmonary Berylliosis in a Female Chemist
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Chronic pulmonary berylliosis in a female chemist.
A chronic progressive granulomatous disease of the lungs is described in a female chemist who worked for about two years with a beryllium compound in the manufacture of fluorescent lighting tubes. The level of beryllium in the laboratory atmosphere was found to be 2-7 ,ug. per cu.m. and in other parts of the factory up to 391 ,ug. per cu.m. were recorded. Symptoms began about two years after sh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1961
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.18.2.133