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Silica exposure and silicosis among ontario...

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

Abstract

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

Authors

Muir DCF; Julian JA; Shannon HS; Verma DK; Sebestyen A; Bernholz CD

Journal

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 29–43

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

January 1, 1989

DOI

10.1002/ajim.4700160105

ISSN

0271-3586

Associated Experts

Harry Samuel Shannon

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

James Julian

Associate Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services 4202 Epidemiology 4206 Public health 42 Health Sciences 3505 Human resources and industrial relations

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Environmental Exposure Follow-Up Studies Gold Humans Mining Ontario Pneumoconiosis Risk Factors Silicosis Uranium

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