title: Estimates and Predictions of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Cases among Redeployed Coal Workers of the Fuxin Mining Industry Group in China: A Historical Cohort Study.
abstract: This research was aimed at estimating possible Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) cases as of 2012, and predicting future CWP cases among redeployed coal workers from the Fuxin Mining Industry Group. This study provided the scientific basis for regulations on CWP screening and diagnosis and labor insurance policies for redeployed coal workers of resource-exhausted mines. The study cohort included 19,116 coal workers. The cumulative incidence of CWP was calculated by the life-table method. Possible CWP cases by occupational category were estimated through the average annual incidence rate of CWP and males' life expectancy. It was estimated that 141 redeployed coal workers might have suffered from CWP as of 2012, and 221 redeployed coal workers could suffer from CWP in the future. It is crucial to establish a set of feasible and affordable regulations on CWP screening and diagnosis as well as labor insurance policies for redeployed coal workers of resource-exhausted coal mines in China.
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.|Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.
authors: Bing
authors: B
authors: Han
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.|Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.
authors: Hongbo
authors: H
authors: Liu
authors: Fuxin Mining Area Social Security Administration Center, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000, China.
authors: Guojiang
authors: G
authors: Zhai
authors: Fuxin Mining Area Social Security Administration Center, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000, China.
authors: Qun
authors: Q
authors: Wang
authors: Institute for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment of the Fuxin Mining Industry Group, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000, China.
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Liang
authors: Institute for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment of the Fuxin Mining Industry Group, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000, China.
authors: Mengcang
authors: M
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Cui
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.
authors: Fuhai
authors: F
authors: Shen
authors: Fuxin Mining Area Social Security Administration Center, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000, China.
authors: Hongbo
authors: H
authors: Yi
authors: Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.
authors: Yuting
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.
authors: Yuhan
authors: Y
authors: Zhai
authors: Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Sheng
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China.
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D055008:Anthracosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003031:Coal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000066428:Coal Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003032:Coal Mining / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004391:Dust; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure
chemical_list: D003031:Coal; D004391:Dust