Original scientific paper

Hand fibrositis in workers of the Adriatic Stone Dressing Industry

I. Jajić ; Bolnica za reumatske bolesti i rehabilitaciju »Splitske bolnice«, Zavod za zaštitu zdravlja Split, Dom narodnog zdravlja, Supetar i Dom narodnog zdravlja, Split
I. Eterović ; Bolnica za reumatske bolesti i rehabilitaciju »Splitske bolnice«, Zavod za zaštitu zdravlja Split, Dom narodnog zdravlja, Supetar i Dom narodnog zdravlja, Split
S. Botteri ; Bolnica za reumatske bolesti i rehabilitaciju »Splitske bolnice«, Zavod za zaštitu zdravlja Split, Dom narodnog zdravlja, Supetar i Dom narodnog zdravlja, Split
A. Čatipović ; Bolnica za reumatske bolesti i rehabilitaciju »Splitske bolnice«, Zavod za zaštitu zdravlja Split, Dom narodnog zdravlja, Supetar i Dom narodnog zdravlja, Split
V. Smolčić ; Bolnica za reumatske bolesti i rehabilitaciju »Splitske bolnice«, Zavod za zaštitu zdravlja Split, Dom narodnog zdravlja, Supetar i Dom narodnog zdravlja, Split
V. Marinović ; Bolnica za reumatske bolesti i rehabilitaciju »Splitske bolnice«, Zavod za zaštitu zdravlja Split, Dom narodnog zdravlja, Supetar i Dom narodnog zdravlja, Split

Abstract

The authors studied the incidence and prevalence of fibrositis in a group of 119 workers of the Adriatic Stone Dressing Industry on the island of Brae. A group of 70 workers engaged in building served as controls. Etiology, pathophysiology and clinical picture of the disease are discussed. The prevalence of fibrositis was found to be much higher (81 %) in the stone dressers than in the control group (40%) and the difference is statistically significant (chi2 216,19, P. 0,00001). From the results obtained it is concluded that fibrositis is a typical occupational disorder of the workers engaged in stone dressing.

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Hrčak ID:

176231

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/176231

Publication date:

19.6.1968.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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