[Diagnosing occupational diseases. Examples from shellfish industry.].
It is very important to report suspected occupational diseases in Iceland to the Administration of Occupational Safety and Health, so they can be diagnosed, investigated in details and improvements made. This article describes the illness of clam workers at Thornórshöfn, a small village in the northern part of Iceland. It lead to a detailed investigation and the diagnosis of clamworkers hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Many specialists participated in the study that lead to improvement in the factory that has benefitted the workers.
Guðmundsson
Gunnar
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Landspitali University Hospital, Fossvogi, 108 Reykjavík, Iceland. davidg@landspitali.is.
Tómasson
Kristinn
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Rafnsson
Vilhjálmur
V
Sigfússon
Asbjœrn
A
Oddsson
Olafur Hergill
OH
Bjœrnsdóttir
Unnur Steina
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Kristjánsson
Víðir
V
Halldórsson
Sigurður
S
Haraldsson
Helgi
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