The National Coal Workers' Autopsy Study. The development andimplementation of an occupational necropsy study.
Source
Arch Pathol 1972 Aug; 94:133-136
Abstract
Presentation of the nationwide autopsy program developed for underground coal miners by the Public Health Service, including the development of the protocol, criteria selection, dissemination and implementation. The program serves basically in helping the surviving relatives to establish eligibility for "black lung" compensation. The importance of the program as the first national occupational necropsy study is discussed with the relationship of the program to more in-depth research.
Keywords
NIOSH-Author; Respiratory-system-disorders; Lung-disorders; Workmens-compensation; Coal-workers-pneumoconiosis
Document Type
Journal Article
Priority Area
Respiratory-system-disorders
Source Name
Archives of Pathology
