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Progression of Chest X-ray Findings of Silicosis among Fluorspar Miners and Prognostic Factors: Retrospective Cohort Study in Mongolia.

Davaajav KhishigtogtokhBayasgalan NasanjargalLkhachinbal MunkhtsetsegDashtseren IchinnorovYoshitaka NishikawaMayumi ToyamaYoshimitsu TakahashiTakeo Nakayama
Published in: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (2024)
Nearly three-quarters of the miners diagnosed with silicosis demonstrated radiological progression even after the termination of dust exposure. Advancement in age and the degree of initial radiological opacity were associated with progression.
Keyphrases
  • prognostic factors
  • high resolution
  • pulmonary fibrosis
  • magnetic resonance
  • computed tomography
  • mass spectrometry
  • human health