Current status of pneumoconiosis patients in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Choi, Byung Soon ^a   Park, So Young ^a   Lee, Joung Oh ^a  

^a Occupational Lung Diseases Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estimates of pneumoconiosis; Korea; Pneumoconiosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ANTHRACOSIS; COAL MINING; DUST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; REVIEW; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANTHRACOSIS; COAL MINING; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 79961098400     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.S.S13     Document Type: Review

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