Can exposure to coalmine dust cause a severe impairment of lung function?
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Can exposure to coalmine dust cause a severe impairment of lung function?
It is well recognised that exposure to respirable coalmine dust causes a reduction in lung function but it has not been clear whether the impairment of function is sufficient to cause disability, unless progressive massive fibrosis occurs. From a study of 4059 men without progressive massive fibrosis who worked in the coal industry for at least ten years from the 1950s, and who were followed up...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1986
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.43.3.150