Continued increase in lung transplantation for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in the United States
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "American Journal of Industrial Medicine"
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22856
Abstract: BACKGROUND Severe coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is increasingly common, and sometimes requires lung transplantation. METHODS Using Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data, we updated the trend for CWP-related lung transplants, described CWP patients who have… read more here.
Keywords: lung transplantation; transplantation; coal workers; workers pneumoconiosis ... See more keywords
Measuring the Health Related Quality of Life and Economic Burden of Illness Among Migrant Workers With Pneumoconiosis
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine"
DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002766
Abstract: Research findings suggest that targeted countermeasures for migrant workers with pneumoconiosis to enhance their quality of life and eliminate the economic burden await to be taken, while highlighting the role of impeding the progress of… read more here.
Keywords: workers pneumoconiosis; life; migrant workers; economic burden ... See more keywords
Characteristics and factors associated with morbidity of migrant workers with pneumoconiosis: a cross-sectional study
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "BMJ Open"
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064596
Abstract: Objectives To better understand the characteristics of migrant workers with pneumoconiosis in China, and the factors that contribute to their morbidity. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting This study was conducted in Shanghai, Nanning and Shenzhen,… read more here.
Keywords: workers pneumoconiosis; cross sectional; migrant workers; morbidity ... See more keywords
The Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for the IgG Subclass in Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Journal of Immunology Research"
DOI: 10.1155/2023/9233386
Abstract: Evidence suggests that exposure to coal dust increases immunoglobulin concentration. However, there is a paucity of data reporting immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclass in coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP). Therefore, this study intended to evaluate potential diagnostic… read more here.
Keywords: workers pneumoconiosis; igg subclass; coal; coal workers ... See more keywords
Survival Analysis of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (CWP) Patients in a State-Owned Mine in the East of China from 1963 to 2014
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health"
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14050489
Abstract: To investigate the mortality probability, life expectancy of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP), and related factors of life expectancy, a total of 495 patients with CWP were diagnosed and reported from 1963 to 2014 in a… read more here.
Keywords: pneumoconiosis cwp; coal workers; workers pneumoconiosis; cwp patients ... See more keywords
A response to the Comment on Tomaskova et al. Mortality in Miners with Coal-Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the Czech Republic in the Period 1992–2013. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2017, 14, 269 by the Author Mei Yong
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health"
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15020322
Abstract: At first, we would like to thank Mei Yong for the comments on our article Mortality in Miners with Coal-Workers' Pneumoconiosis in the Czech Republic in the Period 1992-2013 [...]. read more here.
Keywords: miners coal; mortality miners; pneumoconiosis czech; mei yong ... See more keywords
Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in Chest X-ray Radiographs Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Literature Review
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health"
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116439
Abstract: Computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) systems can assist radiologists in detecting coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) in their chest X-rays. Early diagnosis of the CWP can significantly improve workers’ survival rate. The development of the CAD systems will… read more here.
Keywords: workers pneumoconiosis; review; systematic literature; coal workers ... See more keywords
Screening of Serum Biomarkers of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis by Metabolomics Combined with Machine Learning Strategy
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health"
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127051
Abstract: Pneumoconiosis remains one of the most serious global occupational diseases. However, effective treatments are lacking, and early detection is crucial for disease prevention. This study aimed to explore serum biomarkers of occupational coal workers’ pneumoconiosis… read more here.
Keywords: workers pneumoconiosis; machine; machine learning; serum biomarkers ... See more keywords