Polarizing Microscopic Finding of a Welder's Lung
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Lung Health Among Welders
Background: Iron and steel based industries use welding as an integral process. About two percent of the working population is engaged in some type of welding. Welding fumes consist of a wide range of complex metal oxide particles which can be deposited in all regions of the respiratory tract. Thus, welding process seems to be simple but its health implications are complex. Materials and method...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sangyo Igaku
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0047-1879,1881-1302
DOI: 10.1539/joh1959.9.3_330_3