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November 18, 2020American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Radiographic Screening Reveals High Burden of Silicosis among Workers at an Engineered Stone Countertop Fabrication Facility in California

Amy Heinzerling Kristin J. Cummings Jennifer Flattery Justine Lew Weinberg Barbara L. Materna Robert J. Harrison

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"Radiographic Screening Reveals High Burden of Silicosis among Workers at an Engineered Stone Countertop Fabrication Facility in California." American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 203(6), pp. 764–766

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