Do sanitary ceramic workers have a worse presentation of chest radiographs or pulmonary function tests than other ceramic workers?

Silicosis remains the most prevalent occupational disease worldwide. There have been no specific studies focusing on the association between exposure settings at work and the clinical severity in silicosis patients. In this study, we describe and compare the clinical characteristics and silicosis-as...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yu-Chung Tsao, Su-Hsun Liu, I-Shiang Tzeng, Tsung-Han Hsieh, Jau-Yuan Chen, Jiin-Chyuan John Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664616303606