Risk for lung-related diseases associated with welding fumes in an occupational population: Evidence from a Cox model

• Main Authors: Guangming Li (Author), Jinfeng Jiang (Author), Yonggang Liao (Author), Siyu Wan (Author), Yong Yao (Author), Yongbin Luo (Author), Xuyu Chen (Author), Huiling Qian (Author), Xiayun Dai (Author), Wenjun Yin (Author), Zhiteng Min (Author), Guilin Yi (Author), Xiaodong Tan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundWelding fumes are a risk factor for welder pneumoconiosis. However, there is a lack of population information on the occurrence of welding fume-induced lung cancer, and little is known about the welding fume pathogenesis.MethodsWelding fume and metal ion concentrations were assessed in a v...