The relationship between silica dust exposure in gold mines and the type of emphysema
was studied in a group of 1,553 white gold miners who had undergone autopsy examination …

In an investigation into the cause of symptoms in gold-miners who have no radiological
silicosis, the relationship of dyspnoea and physiological disturbances to dust exposure was …

The issue of whether low levels of granite dust exposure lead to radiographic abnormalities
after a lifetime of exposure has not been settled. In 1983, we carried out a radiographic …

We conducted a comparative study of pulmonary dysfunction among workers who were
exposed to silica, asbestos, or coalmine dust. The results showed that all three groups of …

Increased tuberculosis risk associated with silicosis is well described. The present study
defines the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis among 5424 nonsilicotic and 155 silicotic …

Sandblasting denim using silica has emerged as a new cause of silicosis in Turkey.
Following the discovery of several cases of silicosis in (young) workers who used this …

This study aims to provide further understanding of physiologic and symptomatic changes
and radiographic abnormalities due to exposure to silica, asbestos, and coal dusts …

An environmental and medical survey was undertaken in the slate‐pencil industry in the
central part of India. The industrial hygiene survey revealed that concentrations of free silica …

The mortality of 724 subjects with silicosis, first diagnosed in 1964-70 in the Sardinia region
of Italy, was followed up through to 31 December 1987. Smoking, occupational history, chest …

Previous studies have suggested that excessive losses of FVC and FEV 1 were occurring in
Vermont granite workers despite the fact that mean quartz levels existing in the industry …