Prevalence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis in China: A systematic analysis of 2001-2011 studies

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-51

  Mo, Jingfu ^a   Wang, Lu ^a   Au, William ^a   Su, Min ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coal workers' pneumoconiosis; Meta analysis; Prevalence of pneumoconiosis

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACOSIS; CHINA; COAL MINING; COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS; DUST; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PREVALENCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

CHINA; COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS; META-ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS;

ANTHRACOSIS; CHINA; COAL MINING; DUST; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84887614775     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.03.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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