Rational approaches to diagnosis and treatment of pneumoconiosis
- Authors: Kosarev V.V.1, Zhestkov A.V.1, Lotkov V.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Samara State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 82, No 4 (2001)
- Pages: 311-313
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/kazanmedj/article/view/83923
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/kazmj83923
- ID: 83923
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Abstract
Dust-related lung diseases still occupy a significant place among other forms of occupational pathology, accounting for about 30% in the structure of occupational diseases in our country. Pneumoconiosis continues to be one of the priority problems of occupational medicine worldwide, and for many developing countries - one of the most important: at various production facilities the number of patients with silicosis reaches 54.6% of the number of workers. In Canada, 283 cases of silicosis have been reported among 68,000 people working in dust-exposed environments; in the United States, about 3 million people have significant occupational exposure to silica dust.
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V. V. Kosarev
Samara State Medical University
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Russian Federation
A. V. Zhestkov
Samara State Medical University
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Russian Federation
V. S. Lotkov
Samara State Medical University
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Russian Federation