"Platinum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A heavy, soft, whitish metal, resembling tin, with atomic number 78, atomic weight 195.084, symbol Pt. It is used in manufacturing equipment for laboratory and industrial use. It occurs as a black powder (platinum black) and as a spongy substance (spongy platinum) and may have been known in Pliny's time as "alutiae".
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D010984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.690 D01.268.956.734 D01.552.544.690
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Platinum" by people in Profiles.
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Occupational Hearing Loss for Platinum Miners in South Africa: A Case Study of Data Sharing Practices and Ethical Challenges in the Mining Industry. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 12 21; 19(1).
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Estimating miners at risk for occupational noise-induced hearing loss: A review of data from a South African platinum mine. S Afr J Commun Disord. 2020 Mar 26; 67(2):e1-e8.
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Activity of phosphino palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes against HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Biometals. 2016 08; 29(4):637-50.
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Occupational respiratory diseases in the South African mining industry. Glob Health Action. 2013 Jan 24; 6:19520.
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Effects of platinum and palladium ions on the production and reactivity of neutrophil-derived reactive oxygen species. Free Radic Biol Med. 2004 Jun 01; 36(11):1408-17.