Work-related lung disease surveillance report supplement 1992

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6674915

The report supplements the 1991 Work Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report and contains figures and tables which expand the information provided in the 1991 document. Updated data were included for many of the figures and tables contained in the original report. Data on sex, race, geographic distribution, industry, and occupation extracted from the multiple cause of death data were presented for deaths with mention of asbestosis, malignant neoplasms of the pleura, malignant neoplasms of the peritoneum, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, silicosis, byssinosis, or hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Additionally, data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey on the number of discharges with silicosis or asbestosis, and data from the Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks program on reports of occupational asthma and silicosis were also included.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV (United States). Div. of Respiratory Disease Studies
• OSTI ID: 6674915
• Report Number(s): PB-93-145969/XAB; DHHS/PUB/NIOSH-91-113S
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB--92-136266
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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