Mortality of Dutch coal miners in relation to pneumoconiosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung function

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 708-713

  Meijers, Jan M M ^a,c   Swaen, Gerard M H ^b   Slangen, Jos J M ^b  

^a Regional Public Health Institute   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Regional Public Health Institute Maastricht   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coal miners; Lung diseases; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COAL WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030819575     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.10.708     Document Type: Article

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