Global incidence, prevalence and disease burden of silicosis: 30 years’ overview and forecasted trends

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Xin Liu · Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Qingtao Jiang · Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine

Peihong Wu · Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Lei Han · Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Peng Zhou · Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

Though disease burden of silicosis has been on a decline in general from 1990 to 2019, which shows a promising prospect but cannot be ignored. We should pay more attention to implementing preventive tactics and improving the life quality of present sufferers.

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Occupational and environmental lung diseases Air Quality and Health Impacts Global Health Care Issues

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Published in: BMC Public Health

Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 1366-1366

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16295-2

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Global incidence, prevalence and disease burden of silicosis: 30 years’ overview and forecasted trends

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