Risk of Mortality Caused by Silicosis and Lung Cancer: a Study on Ceramic Tile Factory Workers

Exposure to silica dust may be considered as an important hazard in the tile industry. The aim of this research was to determine workers’ exposure to crystalline silica dust and assess the relative risk of silicosis and the excess lifetime risk of mortality from lung cancer in tile industry. The vis...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Nourmohammadi, Ayda Fallah Asadi, Alireza Mosavi Jarrahi, Saeed Yari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2018-11-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjec/article/view/263