Open AccessIncidence of silicosis in flourmill workers
Author(s) -
Amita Athavale,
Aparna Iyer,
Debasis Sahoo,
Kapil Salgia,
Abhijit Raut,
Neeti M. Kanodra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.93199
Subject(s) - silicosis , medicine , radiological weapon , incidence (geometry) , occupational lung disease , surgery , lung , pathology , physics , optics
Silicosis is an ancient occupational illness reported in silica mill workers, agate stone workers, slate pen workers and mining industry. However its association in flour mill workers has not been established.
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