"Pneumoconiosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and by tissue reaction to their presence. These inorganic, organic, particulate, or vaporized matters usually are inhaled by workers in their occupational environment, leading to the various forms (ASBESTOSIS; BYSSINOSIS; and others). Similar air pollution can also have deleterious effects on the general population.
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D011009
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.483.581 C08.381.520.702 C24.800
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumoconiosis" by people in Profiles.
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Rehman M, Sood A, Pollard C, Johnson D, Vlahovich K, Myers O, Shore X, Cook L, Assad N. Characterizing patterns of small pneumoconiotic opacities on chest radiographs of New Mexico coal miners. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2022; 77(4):263-267.
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Sood A, Assad N, Jarrell W, Kalishman S, Le Suer K, Murillo S, Myers O, Rochelle R, Salveson S, Soller B, Walker J, Wissore B, Pollard C. A virtual community-of-practice approach by rural stakeholders in managing pneumoconiosis in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis. Rural Remote Health. 2020 08; 20(3):5784.
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Kocher E, Rendon KJ, Kesler D, Boyce TW, Myers O, Evans K, Cook LS, Sood A. Uranium Workers Demonstrate Lower Lobe Predominant Irregular Pneumoconiotic Opacities on Chest Radiographs. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016; 27(4A):116-127.