Pneumoconiosis and Advanced Occupational Lung Disease Among Surface Coal Miners--16 States, 2010-2011.
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AS Laney, AL Wolfe, EL Petsonk, CN Halldin
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 2012•search.ebscohost.comThe article presents the results of an assessment by the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) of the prevalence, severity and geographic distribution of pneumoconiosis
among surface coal miners in the US between 2010-2011. Chest radiographs were
obtained through the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health. A total of 46 miners has coal workers' pneumoconiosis
(CWP) while 12 had progressive massive fibrosis (PMF).
Prevention (CDC) of the prevalence, severity and geographic distribution of pneumoconiosis
among surface coal miners in the US between 2010-2011. Chest radiographs were
obtained through the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health. A total of 46 miners has coal workers' pneumoconiosis
(CWP) while 12 had progressive massive fibrosis (PMF).
Abstract
The article presents the results of an assessment by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the prevalence, severity and geographic distribution of pneumoconiosis among surface coal miners in the US between 2010-2011. Chest radiographs were obtained through the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. A total of 46 miners has coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) while 12 had progressive massive fibrosis (PMF).
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