Coal mine dust lung disease: New lessons from an old exposure

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1178-1185

  Petsonk, Edward L ^a   Rose, Cecile ^b,c   Cohen, Robert ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d John Stroger Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Coal mining; Pneumoconiosis; Pulmonary fibrosis; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COAL MINE DUST LUNG DISEASE; COAL MINING; COAL WORKER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMPHYSEMA; HISTORY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ANTHRACOSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; COAL; COAL MINING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84878982601     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201301-0042CI     Document Type: Review

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