title: 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.affiliation: Occupational Health Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Julian
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sebestyen
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bernholz
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D008906:Mining; D009864:Ontario; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012829:Silicosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014501:Uranium
chemical_list: D014501:Uranium; D006046:Gold