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Comment
. 2017 May;5(5):e18.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30127-3. Epub 2017 Apr 24.

Engineering controls are the most protective means of controlling respirable coal mine dust

David J Blackley  1 , Cara N Halldin  2 , A Scott Laney  2
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Engineering controls are the most protective means of controlling respirable coal mine dust

David J Blackley et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2017 May.
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Figure. Prevalence of progressive massive fibrosis* in underground-working coal miners with 25 years or more of underground mining tenure—KY, VA, and WV, 1974–2015
*Data source: the Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program. Surveillance is done on a 5-year national cycle. Data are 5-year moving averages, eg, data plotted for 1974: ∑[PMF1970+PMF1971+PMF1972+PMF1973+PMF1974]∑Participants1970–74Reproduced from Blackley and colleagues.
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