A new occupation for silicosis: "sandblasting of jeans"

M. Akgun, M. Meral, A. Turkyilmaz, L. Saglam, M. Gorguner (Erzurum, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Asbestos, coal mining and jeans blasting: old and new causes of occupational respiratory disease
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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