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The secondary interstitial lung diseases have been an intensely debated topic lately. Recent research describes increasingly more associations between various occupational hazards and the incidence of pulmonary fibrosis. Even the well-known category of pneumoconioses, in which silicosis has a long-established inclusion, continues to raise challenges and create delays in diagnosis while affecting the patient's psychological and social wellbeing. The diagnosis delay also avoids the decision to end the exposure that ...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between the anxiety score, the quality of life and the functional status of the patients with occupational lung diseases. We have conducted a cross-sectional study on patients with occupational lung disease, referred to the hospital for their annual evaluation. The exclusion criteria were the presence of an acute disease, the presence of the exacerbation of the lung disease and a severe deterioration of the lung function. Beside the regular clinical and functio...