Health impact estimates of dust-related disease in UK coal miners: Methodological and practical issues

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue , 2002, Pages 261-264

  Hurley, Fintan ^a   Kenny, Lee ^b   Miller, Brian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bronchitis; coal miners; pneumoconiosis; risk estimation; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL DUST; COAL MINES; DUST; RISK PERCEPTION;

BRONCHITIS; COAL MINERS; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; RISK ESTIMATION; UNCERTAINTY;

MINERS;

EID: 84922025100     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/46.suppl-1.261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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