The health of welders in naval dockyards. The risk of asbestos-related diseases occurring in welders.
Welders employed in Her Majesty's Dockyards before the late 1960s are likely to have been exposed to asbestos dust at work. Several studies have been made to assess the risk of their developing asbestos-related pulmonary parenchymal fibrosis, pleural fibrosis and mesothelioma. Potential exposures and their possible effects are described.
D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009326:Naval Medicine; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking; D014896:Welding
D001194:Asbestos