Stonemasons with silicosis: Preliminary findings and a warning message from Australia

Katrina Newbigin^{1

2}, Rex Parsons^{1

2}, David Deller³, Robert Edwards^{1

4}, Rhiannon McBean^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Wesley Dust Disease Research Centre, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
² Wesley Medical Imaging, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
³ Gold Coast Respiratory and Sleep Clinic, Pindara Private Hospital, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
⁴ Genesis Sleepcare, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Katrina Newbigin et al. Respirology. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;24(12):1220-1221.

doi: 10.1111/resp.13672. Epub 2019 Aug 12.

Katrina Newbigin^{1

2}, Rex Parsons^{1

2}, David Deller³, Robert Edwards^{1

4}, Rhiannon McBean^{1

2}

¹ Wesley Dust Disease Research Centre, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
² Wesley Medical Imaging, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
³ Gold Coast Respiratory and Sleep Clinic, Pindara Private Hospital, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
⁴ Genesis Sleepcare, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: ILO chest radiograph; artificial stone; high resolution computed tomography; occupational lung diseases; silicosis.

Comment in

What has been done will be done again.
Blanc PD. Blanc PD. Respirology. 2019 Dec;24(12):1125-1126. doi: 10.1111/resp.13724. Epub 2019 Oct 30. Respirology. 2019. PMID: 31663658 No abstract available.

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