Silica exposure and silicosis among Ontario hardrock miners: III. Analysis and risk estimates.
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.
Muir
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Occupational Health Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Julian
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Shannon
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Verma
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Sebestyen
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Bernholz
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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
D014501:Uranium; D006046:Gold