Preferred Label : pneumoconiosis;

MeSH definition : A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and by tissue reaction to their presence. These inorganic, organic, particulate, or vaporized matters usually are inhaled by workers in their occupational environment, leading to the various forms (ASBESTOSIS; BYSSINOSIS; and others). Similar air pollution can also have deleterious effects on the general population.;

MeSH synonym : pneumoconioses;

CISMeF synonym : pneumoconioses, coal workers; coal workers pneumoconioses;

MeSH hyponym : bagassosis;

MeSH annotation : general or unspecified; prefer specifics; index specific pneumoconiosis for which there is no MeSH term here substance yielding dust, as pneumoconiosis in gold mining: PNEUMOCONIOSIS (IM) GOLD (IM) MINING (IM); do not coordinate with OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumoconiosis;

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A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and by tissue reaction to their presence. These inorganic, organic, particulate, or vaporized matters usually are inhaled by workers in their occupational environment, leading to the various forms (ASBESTOSIS; BYSSINOSIS; and others). Similar air pollution can also have deleterious effects on the general population.

https://www.inspq.qc.ca/publications/1845
https://www.inspq.qc.ca/sites/default/files/publications/1845_radiographie_numerique_pneumoconioses.pdf
2014
false
false
false
Canada
pneumoconiosis
health technology assessment
mass screening
radiographic image enhancement
comparative study
radiography
pneumoconiosis

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https://www.inspq.qc.ca/sites/default/files/publications/1630_depistamiant2006a2010construcqc.pdf
2013
false
true
false
Canada
occupational exposure
asbestos
pneumoconiosis
signs and symptoms
pleural diseases
lung diseases, interstitial
technical report
asbestosis
construction industry
quebec
mass screening

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