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Occupational Disease Health Survey and Disease Prevention of Chemical Workers Based on Questionnaire Analysis

open access: yesChemical Engineering Transactions, 2018
The purpose of this study is to grasp the current situation of the pneumoconiosis incidence and prevention in coal chemical workers, and find out the countermeasures of pneumoconiosis control.
Wei Zhao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Respirable Dust Exposure in Western Australian Mining: Trends, Variability, and Implications for Occupational Health

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 7, Page 540-547, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Mining workers are exposed to a range of respiratory hazards, including respirable dust. While exposure to respirable crystalline silica in the mining industry has been found to be common, less is known about trends in measured levels of exposure to respirable dust overall.
Renee N. Carey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep convolutional network-based chest radiographs screening model for pneumoconiosis

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine
BackgroundPneumoconiosis is the most important occupational disease all over the world, with high prevalence and mortality. At present, the monitoring of workers exposed to dust and the diagnosis of pneumoconiosis rely on manual interpretation of chest ...
Xiao Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Usual Interstitial Pneumonia in a Patient With Celiac Disease: Expanding the Spectrum of Pulmonary Manifestations

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
This case highlights a rare association between usual interstitial pneumonia and celiac disease, broadening the recognized spectrum of pulmonary involvement beyond Lane–Hamilton syndrome. It emphasizes the importance of considering celiac disease in the evaluation of fibrosing interstitial lung disease, particularly when gastrointestinal symptoms are ...
Ragini Gopagoni   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pneumoconiosis in china-clay workers [PDF]

open access: yes, 1963
A 70 mm. radiographic survey in 914 workmen exposed to china-clay dust was made in 1959 in an industrial plant in which kaolin deposits are processed for the earthenware industry in Ayyat, United Arab Republic.
S. Warraki, Y. Herant
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Pneumoconiosis in different sectors and their differences in Turkey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Introduction: Pneumoconiosis which is one of the ancient diseases, still affects many workers throughout the world despite "existing" control programs.
Çımrın, Arif Hikmet   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Continuing Education Needs of Occupational Health Nurses in the Mining Industry: Implications for Public Health Nursing Workforce Development

open access: yesPublic Health Nursing, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 1032-1042, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aims to (1) explore the job duties of nurses working in the mining sector, (2) identify the competencies they require to perform their roles effectively, and (3) examine organizational factors that influence their ability to provide occupational and public health services in the Indonesian mining industry.
Juli Dwi Prasetyono   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of breath test for pneumoconiosis: a case-control study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background Lipid peroxidation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of pneumoconiosis. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) generated from lipid peroxidation might be used to detect pneumoconiosis.
Hsiao-Yu Yang   +3 more
core   +1 more source

An Evaluation of Mortality Rates and Their Determinants in a Cohort of Former Asbestos Miners in South Africa

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 6, Page 446-460, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background A causal association between occupational asbestos exposure and lung disease, including pneumoconiosis and mesothelioma, is well established. Elevated mortality among former asbestos miners is expected. However, large‐scale South African studies examining all‐cause mortality in this population are lacking.
Yumna Williams‐Mohamed   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality in Retired Male Miners with Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
背景:國外很多研究對於礦工罹患塵肺症後其死亡率與特定疾病死亡率並沒有定論,針對導致塵肺症病人死亡的個別危險因子,國外並無相關研究,而塵肺症更是瑞芳鎮2001年男性十大死因之第五名,因此探討上述這些問題,對於瑞芳鎮退休男性礦工罹患塵肺症有其相當重要意義。 目的:本研究主要目的在於利用大樣本及貝氏分析求出塵肺症病人的標準化死亡比,並分析塵肺症會不會增加特定疾病的死亡率,另一目的為利用病例對照研究探討有哪些危險因子會造成塵肺症患者死亡。 方法:本研究一部份為回溯性世代研究 ...
Lin, Ching-Hsiou, 林敬修
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