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. 1973 Jun 2;2(5865):532–534. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5865.532

Relation between Radiographic Categories of Coalworkers' Pneumoconiosis and Expectation of Life

A L Cochrane
PMCID: PMC1589553  PMID: 4714470

Abstract

A 20-year follow-up of the male population of the Rhondda Fach, examined in 1950-1, has been completed. Survival rates for miners and ex-miners appear independent of the x-ray category of pneumoconiosis except for category B or C, where survival rates are much reduced.

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