Clinical findings among hard metal workers.
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Clinical findings among hard metal workers.
In 1940, the first report appeared describing a pulmonary disorder associated with occupational exposures in the cemented tungsten carbide industry. The disease, known as "hard metal disease," has subsequently been characterised in detail and comprises a wide range of clinical signs and symptoms. In this report, clinical findings in a group of 41 hard metal workers employed until recently are d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1992
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.49.1.17