title: When the chest X-ray does not tell the whole story: a tale of miners, selection bias, and the healthy worker effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada. margaret.becklake@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Becklake
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015984:Causality; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006046:Gold; D015989:Healthy Worker Effect; D006801:Humans; D008906:Mining; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D015983:Selection Bias
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D006046:Gold