Silicosis in denim sandblasting textile workers (two case reports)

A. Gur, M. Kiyik, L. Kilic, N. D. Bakan, G. Ozkan, C. Tigin, G. Camsari, S. Cikrikcioglu (Istanbul, Turkey)

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

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