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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Age
- The incidence of pneumconiosis increases with age. [1]
Race
- Pneumoconiosis affects all races but African Americans have a higher rate of developing the condition when exposed to the same particles. [2]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected by pneumoconiosis. [1]
Region
- Pneumoconiosis is one of the most common occupational diseases, especially in developing countries.
- In developed countries, asbestosis is the predominant pneumoconiosis whereas in developing countries it is either silicosis or coal worker's pneumoconiosis.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Xie M, Liu X, Cao X, Guo M, Li X (2020). "Trends in prevalence and incidence of chronic respiratory diseases from 1990 to 2017". Respir Res. 21 (1): 49. doi:10.1186/s12931-020-1291-8. PMC 7014719 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 32046720 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Cohen RA, Patel A, Green FH (2008). "Lung disease caused by exposure to coal mine and silica dust". Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 29 (6): 651–61. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1101275. PMID 19221963.