Open AccessPremature Deaths Due to Silicosis in Turkey, 2006–2017: A Twelve-Year Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
Elif Altundaş Hatman,
Duygu Acar Karagül,
Eliz Kuman Oyman,
Bahar Tüzün,
Kadir Onur Şimşek,
Zeki Kılıçaslan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
balkan medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2146-3131
pISSN - 2146-3123
DOI - 10.5152/balkanmedj.2021.21208
Subject(s) - silicosis , medicine , life expectancy , medical record , retrospective cohort study , occupational disease , pediatrics , environmental health , surgery , population , pathology
Deaths due to epidemics of silicosis still continue to be reported both in developing and developed countries, and silica exposure from different sectors remains an important occupational health concern.