Changing patterns of pneumoconiosis mortality - United States, 1968-2000

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 53, Issue 28, 2004, Pages 627-632

  Attfield, ^a   Wood, J M ^a   Antao, V C ^b   Pinheiro, G A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142727546     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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