Comparative respiratory morbidity of former and current US coal miners

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• Personal Author:
  Halldin, Cara N. ; Laney AS ; Wolfe, Anita L.
• Description:
  We compared the prevalence of respiratory disease in former and current US coal miners using chest radiographs and lung functions collected from 2009 to 2013 among miners of the Appalachian and Interior US coalfields. We calculated prevalence ratios (PRs) of pneumoconiosis and impaired lung function. Significantly higher prevalences of pneumoconiosis (PR = 1.5; 95% confidence interval = 1.2, 2.0) and impaired lung function were observed among former miners compared with active miners. Former miners continue to suffer negative health effects fromoccupational coal mine dust exposure. The respiratory health of active and formerminers is a global concern because international coal production is projected to increase for decades to come. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Lung Lung Diseases Mining Morbidity Occupational Health Radiography Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Chest-X-rays Coal-dust Coal-miners Coal-mining Coal-workers-pneumoconiosis Dust-exposure Lung-disorders Lung-function Mathematical-models Mining-industry Morbidity-rates Pneumoconiosis Pulmonary-system-disorders Radiographic-analysis Respiratory-system-disorders Statistical-analysis Surveillance Worker-health

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• 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:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  105
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046939
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2015 Dec; 105(12):2576-2577
• Contact Point Address:
  Cara N. Halldin, PhD, Surveillance Branch, Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Rd, Mail Stop HG900, Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Email:
  challdin@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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