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NIOSH Publication No. 2003-111:

The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002

 
The sixth of a series, the Work-Related Lung Disease (WoRLD) Surveillance Report 2002 provides information on various work-related respiratory diseases and associated exposures in the United States. The WoRLD Surveillance Report 2002 describes where these diseases are occurring (by industry and geographic location), who is affected (by race, gender, age, and occupation), how frequently they occur, and temporal trends.

Entire Document 2003-111.pdf
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Preface
Summary of Previous WoRLD Surveillance Reports
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
List of Tables and Figures
Highlights and Limitations
Selected Highlights
Selected Limitations
2003-111a.pdf
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Diseases and Related Exposures

 

Section 1. Asbestosis and Related Exposures

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Section 2. Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis and Related Exposures

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Section 3. Silicosis and Related Exposures

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Section 4. Byssinosis and Related Exposures

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Section 5. Unspecified and Related Exposures

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Section 6. All Pneumoconioses and Related Exposures

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Section 7. Malignant Mesothelioma

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Section 8. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

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Section 9. Asthma

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Section 10. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Section 11. Respiratory Conditions Due to Toxic Agents

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Section 12. Respiratory Tuberculosis

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Section 13. Lung Cancer

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Section 14. Other Interstitial Pulmonary Diseases

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Section 15. Various Work-Related Respiratory Conditions

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Section 16. Smoking Prevalence by Industry and Occupation

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Appendices

Appendix A. Sources of Data
Appendix B. Methods
Appendix C. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Codes
Appendix D. Changes in Bureau of Census Industry and Occupation Codes and Titles
Appendix E. States (and Years) for which Industry and Occupation Codes from Death Certificates Met NCHS Quality Criteria, 1985-1999
Appendix F. Exposure Categories
Appendix G. Surveillance Guidelines for State Health Departments
Appendix H. Split, Merged, or Renamed Counties and County Equivalents

2003-111r.pdf
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WoRLD Reports

Other WoRLD Reports:

WoRLD Report 1999
 
WoRLD Report 1996
 
WoRLD Report 1994
 
WoRLD Report Supplement 1992
 
WoRLD Report 1991


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