| ID (ISN) del documento | 108032 |
| Número CIS |
08-583 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Año |
2007 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Tse L.A., Li Z.M., Wong T.W., Fu Z.M., Yu I.T.S. |
| Título |
High prevalence of accelerated silicosis among gold miners in Jiangxi, China |
| Información bibliográfica |
2007, Vol.50, p.876-880. Illus. 15 ref. |
| Resumen |
This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of accelerated silicosis among Chinese gold mine workers. A medical cross-sectional examination was conducted among 574 miners; all participants were male rock-drillers. The concentrations of total dust and quartz content were obtained from government documentation. Descriptive data analyses were performed. The prevalence of accelerated silicosis was 29.1% after an average of 5.6 years of dust exposure. A history of tuberculosis seemed to increase the risk. The concentration of respirable silica dust was estimated to be 89.5 mg/m3 (range 70.2-108.8) in the underground goldmine, far exceeding the permissible exposure limits. This study illustrates a serious health threat in small-scale goldmines in China and indicates an urgent need for environmental control and disease prevention. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
China; trabajadores masculinos; minas de oro; factores de riesgo; silicosis |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
higiene laboral; polvos en suspensión aérea; pequenas empresas; tuberculosis; sílice; tasas de frecuencia; límites admisibles; valoración de la exposición; estudio transversal; papel de los poderes públicos; polvos respirables |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Hong Kong |
| Tema(s) |
Minas y canteras
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Neumoconiosis
Mining and quarrying
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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