title: Clinical aspects of coal workers' pneumoconiosis and silicosis.
abstract: Coal workers' pneumoconiosis and silicosis are two important respiratory disorders that result from the inhalation of respirable particles in mining. This chapter focuses on the clinical aspects of these disorders, including their pathogenesis and pathology, and approaches to their evaluation and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown 26506-9166.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Balaan
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Banks
mesh_terms: D003032:Coal Mining; D006801:Humans; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D012829:Silicosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology