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Spectrum of high-resolution computed tomography imaging in occupational lung disease [PDF]
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2013 Damage to the lungs caused by dusts or fumes or noxious substances inhaled by workers in certain specific occupation is known as occupational lung disease.
Bhawna Satija +3 more
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Occupational lung disease: What the general physician needs to know
Clinical MedicineOccupational exposures are a common and preventable cause of lung disease. About one in six cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma worldwide are related to work.Early recognition of occupational lung disease improves outcomes ...
Patrick Howlett +2 more
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Histological findings and lung dust analysis as the basis for occupational disease compensation in asbestos-related lung cancer in Germany [PDF]
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2018 Objectives This study has researched the significance of histologically raised findings and lung dust analyses in the context of claiming the recognition of and thus compensation for an asbestos-associated occupational disease.
Inke Sabine Feder +2 more
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Occupational lung diseases related to underground work conditions – a still appealing problem [PDF]
Acta Montanistica Slovaca, 2007 Occupational diseases of respiratory tract are listed among 12 independent nosological unites at the registry of the Slovak republic, (tuberculosis and lung cancer due to chemical carcinogens were excluded and listed elsewhere).In the past 10 years ...
Ľubomír Legáth
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Occupational interstitial lung diseases
Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023 AbstractMillions of workers are exposed to substances known to cause occupational interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), particularly in developing countries. However, the burden of the disease is likely to be underestimated due to under‐recognition, under‐reporting or both.
Spagnolo, Paolo +11 more
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Consensus of Chinese experts on pulmonary rehabilitation of pneumoconiosis (2022)
环境与职业医学, 2022 Pneumoconiosis is a disease mainly characterized by diffuse fibrosis of lung tissues, which often leads to various chronic respiratory complications/comorbidities.
Occupational Lung Disease Group of Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases Branch of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association +1 more
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BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2021 Introduction Occupational asthma (OA) accounts for one in six cases of adult-onset asthma and is associated with a large societal cost. Many cases of OA are missed or delayed, leading to ongoing exposure to the causative agent and avoidable lung function
Christopher M Barber, Gareth I Walters
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Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2013 Occupational medicine represents the interface between work and health. As such, its breadth encompasses issues of clinical medicine, epidemiology, occupational hygiene, toxicology, ethics, and the law. The diagnosis of an occupational lung disease has implications not only for the health of the worker, but also in some circumstances for the health of
P A, Reid, P T, Reid
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Nurse and Health, 2022 Background: The activity of the sandstone home industry has a high risk of occupational lung disease, namely silicosis with exposure to respirable dust that contains silica below 2.5 microns.
Nima Eka Nur Rahmania +1 more
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