The prevalence of pulmonary impairment among coal miners with simple pneumoconiosis in Taiwan

Chinese Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 469-476

  Yang, S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coal miners; Prevalence; Pulmonary impairment; Simple pneumoconiosis

Indexed keywords

COAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; COAL WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0034446982     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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