Mortality from heart disease in coal miners.

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• Personal Author:
  Costello J ; Morgan WK ; Ortmeyer CE
• Description:
  A study of 3,726 Appalachian coal miners was undertaken to determine the standard mortality ratio (SMR) for heart disease, and to determine the effect of smoking, excess weight, and the level of physical activity on deaths due to heart disease. In both working and nonworking miners, obese smokers have the greatest risk of dying of heart disease. In the nonsupervisory underground work categories of face, transportation, and maintenance, an increase of SMR was observed, with face having the lowest and maintenance workers having the highest SMR. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Cardiovascular-system-disorders Mortality-data NIOSH-Author
• ISSN:
  0012-3692
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  ALFORD - Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory Disease
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  417-421
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00038205
• Citation:
  Chest 1975 Apr; 67(4):417-421
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Chest
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c6b5de218c16380838f3fc56907b179f3eb36017d0979b4adf2de601c12b1b4873aa9317b04865fabe647532cc6c58cf8c1120e6e5a80dfa4dc46a46a9e154b3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183984/cdc_183984_DS1.pdf
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