Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis: An Australian perspective

Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) is an untreatable but preventable lung disease arising from chronic inhalation of coal dust. Recent reports of CWP in Queensland, along with international data, suggest that there is a resurgence in pneumoconiosis. The prevalence of CWP varies considerably between...

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Main Authors: Zosky, G., Hoy, R., Silverstone, E., Brims, Fraser, Miles, S., Johnson, A., Gibson, P., Yates, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australasian Medical Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9906