The National Coal Workers' Autopsy Study: the development and implementation of an occupational necropsy study

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• Personal Author:
  Cassidy EP
• Description:
  Under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, the Public Health Service has developed a nationwide autopsy program for underground coal miners. Although this is basically a service program to aid surviving relatives in establishing eligibility for "black lung" compensation through the Social Security Administration, it is hoped that a certain amount of research data will come from the study. The program itself is presented, including lhe development of the protocol, criteria selection, dissemination and implementation. Its relationship to a more in-depth research program is discussed. The importance of this program as the first such national occupational necropsy study is noted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Autopsy Coal Coal Mining Lung Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Pathology Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Autopsies Black Lung Disease Coal Miners Coal Mining Coal Workers Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Humans Pneumoconiosis Respiratory System Disorders Underground Miners Underground Mines Underground Mining Workers Compensation

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• ISSN:
  0363-0153
• 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:
  133-136
• Volume:
  94
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047653
• Citation:
  Arch Pathol 1972 Aug; 94(2):133-136
• Contact Point Address:
  Pa!hology Section, Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Diseases, PO Box 4292, Morgantown, WVa 26505
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Pathology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ed1c55c0a0fcc6feb29325504c4a5751e3b5e1747184469ec27cacca74bb2ecb92cfb15e19ae839bf47e7340b21163f63df20eeb8db925e99aa69334c1717541
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202667/cdc_202667_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.29 MB ]