Mortality from lung cancer in U.S. coal miners.

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• Personal Author:
  Costello J ; Morgan WKC ; Ortmeyer CE
• Description:
  Results of a study of 3726 Appalachian coal miners concerning mortality from lung cancer reveals low standard mortality ratio for the disorder. Data are reported for the distribution of selected underlying causes of death among coal miners, age distributions of lung cancer deaths and all deaths in the United States, the distribution of observed deaths versus expected deaths from lung cancer, and the distribution of cigarette smokers among miners by number smoked and pack years. The results agree with previously published British data but disagree with recent American data. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Carcinogens Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Carcinogenesis Lung-disorders Mining-industry Mortality-statistics NIOSH-Author Respiratory-system-disorders Smoking
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  ALOSH - Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  222-224
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00025505
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 1974 Mar; 64(3):222-224
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:afea16094cb4138eb3a826d87452d8f20fe79811c34064765a821dc12e5a07bd12e93d84819817cf64a6fd89dfad9f29e2be6b66adbee6b79a36371677027753
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183907/cdc_183907_DS1.pdf
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