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Individual and consensus silicosis grades were recorded for each subject. ... One further method used for detecting and compensating occupational diseases in South African gold miners is autopsy examination of the lungs, which is routinely requested on the death of miners during employment.
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ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/160/6/2012
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When pathological and radiological silicosis were defined as any abnormal grade, the sensitivity and specificity of the radiological diagnosis was 67.5% and 80%, with positive and negative predictive values of 63% and 83%. Most undetected autopsy silicosis was early-grade.
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ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/160/6/2012
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There is need for continued investigation of earlier means of detecting silicosis and ways of differentiating its complications from other diseases. ...
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linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0037198X67900144
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Use of miniradiographs to detect silicosis. Comparison of radiological with autopsy findings. ... Use of miniradiographs to detect silicosis. Comparison of radiological with autopsy findin...Use of miniradiographs to detect silicosis. Comparison of radiological with autopsy findings.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10588622
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Chest CT may be used to distinguish asbestosis from silicosis, although this differentiation can usually be made on the basis of chest x-ray and exposure history. CT is better at detecting the transition from simple to conglomerate silicosis.
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www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec05/ch057/ch057i.html
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From the Tools menu, select Options ... Click the Content tab ... From the Tools menu, choose Internet Options...
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pdfs.journals.lww.com/joem/1987/01000/The_Prevalence_of_Silicosis_in_Orange_Free_State.12.pdf
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ties in medical techniques for detecting silicosis, accom- panied by severe limitations of epidemiologic study design, have impeded attaining a conclusive ...
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doi.wiley.com/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(200003)37:3%3C252...
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(200003)37:3%3C252::AID-AJIM2%3E3.3.CO;2-R
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Symptoms of Silicosis including 20 medical symptoms and signs of Silicosis, alternative diagnoses, misdiagnosis, and correct diagnosis for Silicosis signs or Silicosis symptoms. ... Research More About Silicosis...
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www.wrongdiagnosis.com/s/silicosis/symptoms.htm
www.wrongdiagnosis.com/s/silicosis/symptoms.htm
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SILICOSIS IN SANDBLASTERS; A Case Study Adapted for Use in U.S. High Schools; ... Assess hazards that place workers at risk for silicosis ... In acute silicosis, the time between exposure and severe illness is shorter than in accelerated or chronic silicosis.
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www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2002-105/2002-105.html
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