The survival analyses of 2738 patients with simple pneumoconiosis

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-135

  Yi, Qilong ^a   Zhang, Zhaohuan ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Pneumoconiosis; Progressive massive fibrosis; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

COAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INHALATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030029995     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.2.129     Document Type: Article

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