An epidemic of silicosis among former denim sandblasters

AKGÜN M., ARAZ Ö., Akkurt I., EROĞLU A., ALPER F., SAĞLAM L., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, cilt.32, sa.5, ss.1295-1303, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1183/09031936.00093507
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1295-1303
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Denim, jean, sandblasting, silicosis, textile industry, Turkey, WORKERS, CT, PNEUMOCONIOSIS, PROGRESSION, JEANS
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sandblasting denim using silica has emerged as a new cause of silicosis in Turkey. Following the discovery of several cases of silicosis in (young) workers who used this process, the frequency and main occupational risk factors of silicosis among former denim sandblasters in the region of Erzurum (Turkey) were evaluated.