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Document ID (ISN)102113
CIS number 03-1207
Year 2003
Convention or series no. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.2003-111
Title Work-related lung disease surveillance report - 2002
Bibliographic information Publications Dissemination, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-2002, USA, May 2003. xxxiv, 246p. Illus. Bibl.ref.
Internet access http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-111/pdfs/2003-111.pdf [in English]
Abstract This report is a summary of statistical data for various occupational respiratory diseases on work-related lung diseases in the United States. The data are presented in a series of figures and tables and cover asbestosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, silicosis, byssinosis, unspecified and other pneumoconioses, all pneumoconioses, malignant mesothelioma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory conditions due to toxic agents, tuberculosis, lung cancer, other interstitial pulmonary diseases, various work-related respiratory conditions and smoking prevalence by industry and occupation. Data are given on mortality, morbidity, and exposure by state, industry, occupation and causal agent.
Descriptors (primary) USA; occupational diseases; statistics; lung diseases; report
Descriptors (secondary) mesothelioma; neoplasms; obstructive ventilatory impairment; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; tuberculosis; smoking; byssinosis; morbidity; mortality; asthma; chemical pneumonitis; pulmonary fibrosis; respiratory diseases; lung cancer; pneumoconiosis; asbestosis; toxic substances; silicosis; compilation of statistics; respiratory impairment; coalworkers pneumoconiosis; compensation of occupational diseases
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Statistics
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)