Risk Factors of Silicosis Progression: A Retrospective Cohort Study in China

Risk Factors of Silicosis Progression: A Retrospective Cohort Study in China

BackgroundSilicosis poses a threat to workers’ health due to the irreversible lung lesions.DesignA retrospective cohort study.MethodsA total of 259 patients [80 worked with artificial stone (AS), 179 with non-artificial stone (non-AS)] with confirmed silicosis were included in this study. Forty-one...

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Main Authors: Hua Quan, Wenhong Wu, Guanghong Yang, Yunlin Wu, Wenlan Yang, Chunyan Min, Jinyun Shi, Lianhua Qin, Jin Huang, Jie Wang, Xiaochen Huang, Ling Mao, Yonghong Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
artificial stone
complicated silicosis
HRCT
lung function
progression
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.832052/full

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