History and epidemiology of coalworkers' pneumoconiosis.

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• Personal Author:
  Lapp, N. Leroy
• Description:
  Coalworkers' pneumoconiosis is a pathologic entity, recognizable in life by a characteristic roentgenographic appearance coupled with a history of appropriate dust exposure. It is generally regarded as distinct from silicosis although controversy about this still exists. Studies of the prevalence of this condition in the Appalachian coal mining states reveal a marked variation from region to region. The prevalence among working miners ranges from 10 to 30 percent. Among retired and ex-miners the prevalence ranges from nearly 15 to 75 percent. An hypothesis relating the prevalence of coalworkers' pneumoconiosis to the rank of coal mined in that area may explain the regional variations. Among coal miners there is an excess mortality for diseases of the respiratory system. Miners and their wives suffer from respiratory symptoms more frequently than the rest of the adult population in the United States. Miners generally have lower ventilatory capacity than adult males in other occupations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Radiography Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Pathogenesis; X-ray-analysis; Coal-dust; NIOSH-Author; Occupational-exposure; Statistical-analysis; Respiratory-system-disorders; Coal-miners; Respiratory-function-tests
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  96
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00020490
• Citation:
  Virginia Med Month 1969 Dec; 96:709-711
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1970
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Virginia Medical Monthly
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241707/cdc_241707_DS1.pdf
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