Silicosis Appears Inevitable Among Former Denim Sandblasters
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An epidemic of silicosis among former denim sandblasters.
Sandblasting denim using silica has emerged as a new cause of silicosis in Turkey. Following the discovery of several cases of silicosis in (young) workers who used this process, the frequency and main occupational risk factors of silicosis among former denim sandblasters in the region of Erzurum (Turkey) were evaluated. Demographic characteristics and information on working conditions were obt...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2848