Tuberculosis comortality with silicosis -- United States, 1979-1991

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• Personal Author:
  Althouse RB ; Bang KM ; Castellan, Robert M.
• Description:
  A review was undertaken of tuberculosis comortality with silicosis in the United States (US) from 1979 to 1991. Data on mortality associated with both silicosis and tuberculosis were obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) computer records on causes of death. Information was compiled for white and black males only, and included individuals with coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP). Per capita years of potential life lost (YPLL) was assessed for all cases. Tuberculosis was noted on the death certificates of 22,649 white males and 11,187 black males for the period under study. Silicosis was recorded in 4,261 males from 1979 to 1991, with tuberculosis mortality recorded in 4.2% of these cases. In CWP cases, tuberculosis mortality was recorded in 0.77%. In asbestosis cases, tuberculosis mortality was recorded in 0.53%. From this analysis the authors conclude that the comortality data of tuberculosis with silicosis in the US from 1979 to 1991 is consistent with data reported in epidemiological studies from occupational groups. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Demography Epidemiology Lung Lung Diseases Mining Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide

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• Keywords:
  Bacterial-disease Coal-workers-pneumoconiosis Demographic-characteristics Lung-disease Mortality-data Mortality-rates NIOSH-Author Occupational-respiratory-disease Respiratory-infections Silica-dusts
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00232466
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1995 Dec; 10(12):1037-1041
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:23f99430532e9ea49ecd73622b1b7781641653fa9eaf6882c3064a782b07ae3bdb19ededa2a90de03d997cc1c3bfc743d76ce0cf4d95567c86d831a334a2b949
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