Silicosis of Lungs and Coal-mine Pneumoconiosis in the Clinical Practice
Authors:
R. Gromnica 1; E. Hrnčíř 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Oddělení nemocí z povolání, Hornická poliklinika, spol. s r. o., Ostrava, primář MUDr. Rostislav Gromnica, PhD. 2Klinika nemocí z povolání Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, 3. lékařské fakulty a Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, přednosta doc. MUDr. Evžen
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Published in:
Pracov. Lék., , 2004, No. 3, s. 130-135.
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Overview
The paper presents the basic knowledge on etiology, pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory signs, prevention and evaluation ofsilicosis of lungs and coal-mine pneumoconiosis. The prevalence of both diseases decreases, especially in relation to the decrease ofthe number of workers exposed to dusts with fibrogenic effect and the decrease of the amount of their inhalation dust exposure.
Key words:
silicosis of lungs, coal-mine pneumoconiosis, occupational diseases, cor pulmonale, silicate oxide, coal dust
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Hygiene and epidemiology Hyperbaric medicine Occupational medicineArticle was published in
Occupational Medicine
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