Silica exposure and silicosis among ontario hardrock miners: I. Methodology Journal Articles uri icon

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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 (crystalline silica–‐α quartz) dust. This first report describes the cohort, the method of classifying the radiographs, and the identification of a case of silicosis.

publication date

  • January 1989