In the wake of a large burden of silicosis and tuberculosis among ex-miners from the South
African gold mining industry, several programmes have been engaged in examining and …

Abstract Background Implementation of South Africa's 2002 Mining Charter increased
women's participation in underground mining. However, occupational lung diseases (OLDs) …

Background With increasing reports of accelerated and acute silicosis, PMF, and
autoimmune disease among coal miners and silica‐exposed countertop workers, we …

Objective To evaluate silicosis diagnosed through CT, with integration of clinical-
occupational data, in silica-exposed workers presenting chest X-rays within International …

Earlier, a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research–National Institute of
Occupational Health (ICMR-NIOH), India, evidenced that CC16 may be used as a proxy …

Background A legacy of the South African gold mining industry, now in decline, is a large
burden of silicosis and tuberculosis among former migrant miners from rural South Africa …

Introduction Silicosis is an irreversible and incurable disease. Preventive measures to
eliminate exposure are the only effective way to reduce morbidity and mortality. In such …

Silica has a long history. Inhalation of silica, a ubiquitous constituent of the Earth's crust in
the form of quartz, produces the singular inflammatory and fibrotic lung disease we know as …

Background Silicosis, a chronic respiratory disease caused by crystalline silica exposure, is
a persistent global lung health issue. No systematic review of the relationship between …

Abstract «Silice, silicosi e tumore polmonare: quale è il livello di esposizione accettabile?».
La recente Direttiva Europea 2017/2398 ha classificato la silice cristallina respirabile come …