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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Globally, silicosis accounts for 90% of all pneumoconiosis cases and is a serious public health issue. It is characterized by progressive inflammation and irreversible pulmonary fibrosis.
Xin Liu +4 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for silicosis among a large cohort of stone benchtop industry workers
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2023 Objectives High silica content artificial stone has been found to be associated with silicosis among stone benchtop industry (SBI) workers. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for silicosis among a large ...
R. Hoy +8 more
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Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology, 2023 Background Silicosis has been one of the most serious occupational public health problems worldwide for many decades. The global burden of silicosis is largely unknown, although it is thought to be more prevalent in low and medium-income countries ...
M. Rupani
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Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra, 2005 Silicosis, which acquired great significance during the period of increase in mining and construction, continues to be a pathology with a high morbidity and mortality within pneumoconiosis. Exposure to silica produces pathological, clinical and radiological alterations that together with compatible personal antecedents suggests its diagnosis in a ...
Abú- Shams, K. +2 more
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Silicosis: New Challenges from an Old Inflammatory and Fibrotic Disease.
Frontiers in Bioscience, 2023 Silicosis, an occupational lung disease that can be prevented, is still a significant public health concern in many countries, despite its considerably decreased incidence over the years.
C. Handra +3 more
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Silicosis Among Immigrant Engineered Stone (Quartz) Countertop Fabrication Workers in California.
JAMA Internal Medicine, 2023 Importance Silicosis associated with inhalation of respirable crystalline silica among engineered stone countertop fabrication workers is an emerging health concern.
J. Fazio +7 more
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From Basic Research to Clinical Practice: Considerations for Treatment Drugs for Silicosis
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 Silicosis, characterized by irreversible pulmonary fibrosis, remains a major global public health problem. Nowadays, cumulative studies are focusing on elucidating the pathogenesis of silicosis in order to identify preventive or therapeutic antifibrotic ...
Rou Li, Huimin Kang, Shi Chen
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2023 Silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) are both global health concerns, with high prevalence among miners from the South African gold mines. Although knowledge has accumulated about these two conditions as distinct diseases since the early 20th century, and ...
B. Maboso +4 more
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Animal models of silicosis: fishing for new therapeutic targets and treatments
European Respiratory Review, 2023 Silicosis as an occupational lung disease has been present in our lives for centuries. Research studies have already developed and implemented many animal models to study the pathogenesis and molecular basis of the disease and enabled the search for ...
A. Martínez-López +2 more
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BMC Immunology, 2022 Background Tuberculosis infection is a major complication of silicosis, but there is no study on whether silicosis can affect the sensitivity of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) assays.
Xin Yu +8 more
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