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Editorial
. 2024 Jul 10;81(6):277-278.
doi: 10.1136/oemed-2024-109599.

Exploring the role of silica exposure in the aetiology of interstitial lung disorders

David Fishwick  1 , Geoffrey Calvert  2 , Deborah Yates  3
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Editorial

Exploring the role of silica exposure in the aetiology of interstitial lung disorders

David Fishwick et al. Occup Environ Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: environmental exposure; occupational health; respiratory system; silicosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: DF and GC are editors at Occupational and Environmental Medicine. They were not involved in any part of the peer-review process for this commentary.

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