Radiological features in chrysotile asbestos mine and mill workers in Corsica.
Workers with a well-defined asbestos exposure were compared with a matched control group: 47% of workers had abnormal X-ray features. The dust-weighted-time exposure was significantly higher in miners with severe fibrosis or with bilateral pleural thickening than in workers with normal X-rays. Since age, tobacco consumption and length of exposure were similar in all the workers, these data indicate the importance of dust concentration in the induction of asbestos-related disorders.
D000367:Age Factors; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004391:Dust; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012907:Smoking; D013997:Time Factors
D004391:Dust