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Pneumoconiosis Cause
Coal worker's pneumoconiosis is a lung disease that results from breathing in dust from coal, graphite, or man-made carbon over a long period of time.
Alternative Names
Black lung disease; Pneumoconiosis; Anthrosilicosis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Coal worker's pneumoconiosis occurs in two forms: simple and complicated (also called progressive massive fibrosis, or PMF).
Your risk of getting coal worker's pneumoconiosis depends on how long you have been...
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