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Silica exposure and silicosis among ontario hardrock miners: I. Methodology
Author(s) -
Muir D. C. F.,
Shan H. S.,
Julian J. A.,
Verma D. K.,
Sebestyen A.,
Bernholz C. D.
Publication year - 1989
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.4700160103
Subject(s) - silicosis , medicine , epidemiology , cohort , environmental health , occupational exposure , pathology
An epidemiological investigation was undertaken to determine the relationship between silicosis in hardrock miners in Ontario and cumulative exposure to silica (crystalline silica–‐α quartz) dust. This first report describes the cohort, the method of classifying the radiographs, and the identification of a case of silicosis.