Journal article
Radiographic Changes in Colombian Asbestos Factory Workers
Annals of global health, v 86(1), pp 3-3
03 Jan 2020
PMID: 31934550
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Abstract
Background: Until recently, Colombia has been a country actively using asbestos. A major factory in Bogota manufactures friction products.
Objective: To determine if the use of chrysotile asbestos in a friction products facility leads to workers developing disease.
Methods: One hundred forty-eight factory workers, former workers, or retirees volunteered for X-ray and pulmonary function testing after informed consent. X-rays were read by two readers who needed to agree on positive findings.
Results: Nineteen of the 148 X-rays had changes consistent with the known prior exposure to asbestos, mostly parenchymal in nature. Pulmonary function was not altered in most of the studied population.
Conclusion: Asbestos disease is clearly present among Colombian asbestos factory workers, as is seen in other exposed populations around the world.
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Details
- Title
- Radiographic Changes in Colombian Asbestos Factory Workers
- Creators
- Arthur L. Frank - Dornsife SPH, US.Guillermo Villamizar - Universidad Libre de ColombiaJose Gabriel Bustillo Pereira - College Station Medical Center
- Publication Details
- Annals of global health, v 86(1), pp 3-3
- Publisher
- Ubiquity Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000508175000003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85077785758
- Other Identifier
- 991020534513704721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health