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Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease

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The association of occupational lung disease (OLD) with mining has been recognized since the 1500s when silica exposure and tuberculosis were described by Agricola.1 Occupational and environmental lung diseases still remain major causes of pulmonary impairment worldwide. Globally, Driscoll and colleagues2 report an estimated 386,000 respiratory deaths and almost 6.6 million
disability adjusted life years (DALYS) attributable to occupational airborne particulates

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English

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Clin Chest Med - (2015

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