Silica exposure and silicosis among ontario hardrock miners: III. Analysis and risk estimates Journal Articles

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abstract

AbstractAn epidemiological investigation was undertaken to determine the relationship between silicosis in hardrock miners in Ontario and cumulative exposure to silica (free crystalline silica–‐α quartz) dust. This report describes the analytic method and presents the risk estimates.

authors

Muir, DCF
Julian, James
Shannon, Harry Samuel
Verma, DK
Sebestyen, A
Bernholz, CD

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published

publication date

January 1989

has subject area

1117 Public Health and Health Services (FoR)
Environmental & Occupational Health (Science Metrix)
Environmental Exposure (MeSH)
Follow-Up Studies (MeSH)
Gold (MeSH)
Humans (MeSH)
Mining (MeSH)
Ontario (MeSH)
Pneumoconiosis (MeSH)
Risk Factors (MeSH)
Silicosis (MeSH)
Uranium (MeSH)

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American Journal of Industrial Medicine Journal