Clinical Aspects of Somatic Comorbidities in Gas and Electric Welders
Irina V. Yatsyna,
Maria V. Sheenkova,
Natalia M. Savicheva
Abstract:Introduction: Health effects of welding fumes in workers are not limited to fibrosis and irritation of the respiratory tract. Inhalation of a complex mixture of particles and gases from the workplace air can cause damage to the central nervous system and higher incidence of nonoccupational diseases attributed to toxic, allergic, and carcinogenic effects of this risk factor.
Objective: To study characteristics of somatic comorbidities in welders with occupational diseases of the respiratory system.
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