Emphysema and pulmonary impairment in coal miners: Quantitative relationship with dust exposure and cigarette smoking

Coal miners have been shown to be at increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases including emphysema. The objective of this study was to determine whether lifetime cumulative exposure to respirable coal mine dust is a significant predictor of developing emphysema at a clinica...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of physics. Conference series 2009-02, Vol.151 (1), p.012024
Hauptverfasser:	Kuempel, E D, Vallyathan, V, Green, F H Y
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autopsies Cigarettes Coal dust Coal mines Coal mining Confidence limits Emphysema End of life Exposure Lungs Physics Regression models Smoking Statistical analysis
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