Does selection bias explain increases in pneumoconiosis observed in United States coal miners?

E. Petsonk, E. Suarthana, A. Laney, A. Wolfe, J. Hale, N. Edwards, M. Attfield (Morgantown, Atlanta, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Mineral dusts
Session: Mineral dusts
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1062

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