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Asbestos‐related disease in the jewelry industry: Report of two cases
Author(s) -
Kern David G.,
Frumkin Howard
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700130310
Subject(s) - medicine , asbestos , occupational exposure , environmental health , disease , occupational disease , asbestosis , pathology , metallurgy , materials science , lung
We describe two cases of asbestos‐related pulmonary disease in jewelry workers. Exposures occurred during the hand‐mixing of asbestos powder used to make jewelry soldering boards.