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Background:Until recently, Colombia has been a country actively using asbestos. A major factory in Bogota manufactures friction products. Objective:To determine if the use of chrysotile asbestos in a friction products facility leads to workers developing disease. Methods:One hundred forty-eight factory workers, former workers, or retirees volunteered for X-ray and pulmonary function testing after informed consent. X-rays were read by two readers who needed to agree on positive findings. Results:Nineteen of the 148 X-rays had changes consistent with the known prior exposure to asbestos, mostly parenchymal in nature. Pulmonary function was not altered in most of the studied population. Conclusion:Asbestos disease is clearly present among Colombian asbestos factory workers, as is seen in other exposed populations around the world.
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Ann Glob Healthjournal_title
Annals of global healthauthors
Frank AL,Villamizar G,Bustillo Pereira JGdoi
10.5334/aogh.2634subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-01-03 00:00:00pages
3issue
1issn
2214-9996journal_volume
86pub_type
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