… a benign disease; silica exposure is the primary cause, but the lung function loss in silicotics
is directly attributable to the fibrotic lung disease. However, exposure to total granite dust …

… that loss of lung function occurs with exposure to silica dust at … m3, and that the effect of
cumulative silica dust exposure on … the decline of lung function due to silica exposure is available …

… Lung function was also analyzed using … silica exposure with restrictive lung disease, as well
as the more recent recognition of the occurrence of obstructive changes with silica exposure. …

… that evaluate the effect of the silica exposure and lung function on the quality of life of the …
the pulmonary functions and the health-related quality of life of silica-exposed workers in an …

… silica on the lungs is well known, amorphous silica is … silica workers in Oregon.4 In an
effort to delineate more clearly any potentially harmful effects of exposure to amorphous silica, …

… silica exposure and smoking are significant factors that increase the risk of radiological
progression from simple to complicated silicosis, as well as progressive loss of lung function.16 …

… This study of lung function in long-term silica-exposed workers documents that disease …
by plain roentgenogram, is also reflected on lung function as restrictive changes. The disease …

… exposure in the causation of lung function loss. The first study of black South African gold
miners attempting to link silica dust exposure … dust exposure and disease on lung function loss …

… with the presence of silicosis and lung function impairment in individuals exposed to silica. …
The total duration of silica exposure and the exposure index were higher in individuals with …

… to have a synergistic effect in relatively high silica exposures. … pre-employment year in
silica-exposed workers is shown in Table … Changes in lung function of granite crushers exposed to …