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Combined effect of silica dust exposure and cigarette smoking on total and cause-specific mortality in iron miners: a cohort study

BACKGROUND: Both cigarette smoking and long-term exposure to crystalline silica dust were reported to be associated with increased mortality. However, the combined effect of both factors has not been well evaluated. METHODS: We investigated a retro-prospective cohort of 7,665 workers from one Chines...

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Autores principales: Lai, Hanpeng, Liu, Yuewei, Zhou, Min, Shi, Tingming, Zhou, Yun, Weng, Shaofan, Chen, Weihong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5943994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29743082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-018-0391-0