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dc.contributor.authorAkgun, M.
dc.contributor.authorAraz, O.
dc.contributor.authorAkkurt, I.
dc.contributor.authorEroglu, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlper, F.
dc.contributor.authorSaglam, L.
dc.contributor.authorMirici, A.
dc.contributor.authorGorguner, M.
dc.contributor.authorNemery, B.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-28T10:14:53Z
dc.date.available2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.available2019-07-28T10:14:53Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.issn0903-1936
dc.identifier.issn1399-3003
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00093507
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/10291
dc.descriptionWOS: 000260812300023en_US
dc.descriptionPubMed ID: 18579544en_US
dc.description.abstractSandblasting denim using silica has emerged as a new cause of silicosis in Turkey. Following the discovery of several cases of silicosis in (young) workers who used this process, the frequency and main occupational risk factors of silicosis among former denim sandblasters in the region of Erzurum (Turkey) were evaluated. Demographic characteristics and information on working conditions were obtained by questionnaire and interview. In addition, spirometry testing was performed and chest radiographs were evaluated according to International Labour Office (ILO) classification of pneumoconioses in 157 former denim sandblasters. All subjects were male, with a mean (range) age of 23 (15-44) yrs. They had worked for a mean (range) of 36 (1-120) months, starting employment at a 17 (10-38) yrs of age. Most subjects (83%) had respiratory symptoms, especially dyspnoea (52%) but also chest pain (46%). Radiological evidence of silicosis (ILO score 1/0 or higher) was present in 77 (53%) out of 145 subjects with interpretable chest radiographs. These subjects had lower forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity. The risk of silicosis correlated with seniority (i.e. working as a foreman), exposure duration and number of places of work. Considering the high prevalence rate of silicosis in such workplaces, further problems are inevitable in the future unless effective measures are taken.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTDen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1183/09031936.00093507en_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectDenimen_US
dc.subjectjeanen_US
dc.subjectsandblastingen_US
dc.subjectsilicosisen_US
dc.subjecttextile industryen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleAn epidemic of silicosis among former denim sandblastersen_US
dc.typearticleen_US
dc.relation.journalEUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNALen_US
dc.contributor.department[Akgun, M. -- Araz, O. -- Saglam, L. -- Gorguner, M.] Ataturk Univ, Dept Chest Dis, Erzurum, Turkey -- [Eroglu, A.] Ataturk Univ, Dept Chest Surg, Erzurum, Turkey -- [Alper, F.] Ataturk Univ, Dept Radiol, Erzurum, Turkey -- [Akkurt, I.] Cumhuriyet Univ, Dept Chest Dis, Sivas, Turkey -- [Mirici, A.] 18 Mart Univ, Dept Chest Dis, Canakkale, Turkey -- [Nemery, B.] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Publ Hlth, Louvain, Belgiumen_US
dc.contributor.authorIDAlper, Fatih -- 0000-0002-9483-8861; Akgun, Metin -- 0000-0003-3404-4274; Nemery, Benoit -- 0000-0003-0571-4689;en_US
dc.identifier.volume32en_US
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.endpage1303en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1295en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US


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