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HIGHLIGHTS from the Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002

The following paragraphs highlight selected findings based on data from the United States presented in the 2002 and previous WoRLD Surveillance Reports. Click on the following disease categories to go to the corresponding section.

 
Asbestosis Asthma
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Silicosis Respiratory Conditions due to Toxic Agents
Byssinosis Respiratory Tuberculosis
Unspecified/Other Pneumoconioses Lung Cancer
All Pneumoconioses Other Interstitial Pulmonary Diseases
Malignant Mesothelioma Various Work-Related Respiratory Conditions
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP) Smoking Prevalence by Occupation and Industry