Pneumoconiosis among underground bituminous coal miners in the United States: Is silicosis becoming more frequent?

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 652-656

  Laney, A Scott ^a   Petsonk, Edward L ^a   Attfield, Michael D ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; COAL WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MASSIVE FIBROSIS; RISK FACTOR; SILICOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTHRACOSIS; COAL MINING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; SILICOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956915858     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.047126     Document Type: Article

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