Exposure Assessment of Crystalline Silica in Diatomite Powder Handling Workplace with Acute Silicosis |
Kim, Boowook
(Institute of Occupation and Environment, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service)
Kim, Daeho (Institute of Occupation and Environment, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service) Kim, Hyoung-Ryoul (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Choi, Byung-Soon (Institute of Occupation and Environment, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service) |
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