Workers at Risk of Silicosis-Ongoing Overexposure and Lack of Medical Surveillance

Michael J Hodgson^{1

2}, Philip A Smith^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Office of Occupational Medicine and Nursing, Washington, DC.
² Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
³ Salt Lake Technical Center, Sandy, Utah.

Comment

Michael J Hodgson et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 1;184(2):224-225.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.6632.

Michael J Hodgson^{1

2}, Philip A Smith^{2

3}

¹ Office of Occupational Medicine and Nursing, Washington, DC.
² Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
³ Salt Lake Technical Center, Sandy, Utah.

No abstract available

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