Changing Patterns of Pneumoconiosis Mortality – United States, 1968 – 2000

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Antão, Vinicius C. ; Attfield, Michael D. ; Pinheiro, Germania A. ; Wood, John M.
• Description:
  Pneumoconioses are caused by the inhalation and deposition of mineral dusts in the lungs, resulting in pulmonary fibrosis and other parenchymal changes. Many persons with early pneumoconiosis are asymptomatic, but advanced disease often is accompanied by disability and premature death. Known pneumoconioses include coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), silicosis, asbestosis, mixed dust pneumoconiosis, graphitosis, and talcosis. No effective treatment for these diseases is available (1). This report describes the temporal patterns of pneumoconiosis mortality during 1968--2000, which indicates an overall decrease in pneumoconiosis mortality. However, asbestosis increased steadily and is now the most frequently recorded pneumoconiosis on death certificates. Increased awareness of this trend is needed among health-care providers, employers, workers, and public health agencies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Dust Epidemiology Inorganic Chemicals Lung Diseases Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Asbestos-workers Asbestosis Lung-disease Mineral-dusts Mortality-data Mortality-rates Pneumoconiosis Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Statistical-analysis Surveillance

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  28
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025412
• Citation:
  MMWR 2004 Jul; 53(28):627-630, 632
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:10cde6586fe3f797f56b783af098083b369e33bc4d5b3f357d35893a0b64477a8ef8c8b96b3de5816b89e94ae4d6735bfdb0873335b01f6faee40f80b5472782
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183033/cdc_183033_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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