"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumoconiosis" by people in Profiles.
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Usefulness of occupation and industry information in mortality data in South Africa from 2006 to 2015. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jul 03; 19(1):866.
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The ability of mineral dusts and fibres to initiate lipid peroxidation. Part I: parameters which determine this ability. Redox Rep. 1999; 4(4):141-63.