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…ficial stone with aim of preventing further workers contracting silicosis.…

…iratory function tests and a respiratory symptom questionnaire. Asthma status was determined based on self-report, and respiratory fun…

…624 (95% CI 504 to 743) mls, respectively.Discussion Unmeasured silicosis may partially explain some of the observed effect of previous T…

…Objective Engineered stone (ES) associated silicosis has killed young stonemasons around the world. In response, the…

…up B (residents).Conclusion This study reveals a high burden of silicosis and silico-tuberculosis among informal sector workers in Birbhu…

… risk of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis. A modern epidemic of silicosis is emerging internationally, as…

…itial lung disease, which has historically been associated with Erasmus syndrome. These cases highlight the importance of understanding SSc’s po…

…, particularly respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in pulmonary sarcoidosis (PS) remains unclear, although consistent association is made.A…

…ury, mental health and the risk of respiratory diseases such as silicosis. However, this is a hard-to-reach group of workers. We carried …

…nce the introduction of engineered stone for kitchen benchtops, silicosis cases among fabricators have been reported in several countries…

…erns even absent formal statistical tools.Such examples include pneumoconiosis, which was described in coal miners in the 16th century, but wh…

…ered occupation. Incident cases of silicosis (ICD-10 code J62), hypersensititvity pneumonitis (J67), radiation-induced ILD (J70.1), drug-induced ILD (J70.2-J…