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[[Pneumoconiosis]] is an [[occupational lung disease]] caused by the [[inhalation]] of dust. Depending on the type of dust, variants of the disease are considered. | [[Pneumoconiosis]] is an [[occupational lung disease]] caused by the [[inhalation]] of dust. Depending on the type of dust, variants of the disease are considered. Frequent types are asbestosis, coal miner's lung, silicosis, and berylliosis. Rare types include siderosis, byssinosis, and talcosis. <ref name="pmid23708110">{{cite journal| author=Cullinan P, Reid P| title=Pneumoconiosis. | journal=Prim Care Respir J | year= 2013 | volume= 22 | issue= 2 | pages= 249-52 | pmid=23708110 | doi=10.4104/pcrj.2013.00055 | pmc=6442808 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23708110 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust. Depending on the type of dust, variants of the disease are considered. Frequent types are asbestosis, coal miner's lung, silicosis, and berylliosis. Rare types include siderosis, byssinosis, and talcosis. [1]
References
- ↑ Cullinan P, Reid P (2013). "Pneumoconiosis". Prim Care Respir J. 22 (2): 249–52. doi:10.4104/pcrj.2013.00055. PMC 6442808. PMID 23708110.