Open AccessRational approaches to diagnosis and treatment of pneumoconiosis
Author(s) -
Vladislav Kosarev,
А. В. Жестков,
VYACHESLAV S. LOTKOV
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj83923
Subject(s) - silicosis , pneumoconiosis , environmental health , occupational lung disease , medicine , occupational disease , occupational exposure , pathology
Dust-related lung diseases still occupy a significant place among other forms of occupational pathology, accounting for about 30% in the structure of occupational diseases in our country. Pneumoconiosis continues to be one of the priority problems of occupational medicine worldwide, and for many developing countries - one of the most important: at various production facilities the number of patients with silicosis reaches 54.6% of the number of workers. In Canada, 283 cases of silicosis have been reported among 68,000 people working in dust-exposed environments; in the United States, about 3 million people have significant occupational exposure to silica dust.