Coal dust exposure and mortality from ischemic heart disease among a cohort of U.S. coal miners

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 727-733

  Landen, Deborah D ^a   Wassell, James T ^a   McWilliams, Linda ^a   Patel, Ami ^b  

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

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

Author keywords

Coal dust; Ischemic heart disease; Mortality

Indexed keywords

COAL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COAL MINING; DUST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COAL; COAL MINING; DUST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052542243     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20986     Document Type: Article

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