Long-term follow-up of young denim sandblasters in Turkey.
F S AlbezÖ ArazE Yılmazel UçarF AlperA KaramanL SağlamMetin AkgünPublished in: Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) (2022)
The prevalence of silicosis in denim sandblasters increases steadily even after exposure is discontinued. Radiological progression was observed in a higher proportion of workers than a decline in lung function. Duration of exposure was the major determinant of disease progression in our study.