Risk assessment of silicosis and lung cancer among construction workers exposed to respirable quartz.

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Published in Scand J Work Environ Health on January 01, 2005

Authors

Evelyn Tjoe Nij1, Dick Heederik

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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