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| K M BangSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the U.S. working population: an analysis of data from the 1997-2004 National Health Interview SurveyKi Moon Bang
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, USA
COPD 6:380-7. 2009..2% for industry and 17.4% for occupation. Further studies are needed to determine specific risk factors associated with COPD in industries and occupations with elevated prevalence and POR...
Asbestosis mortality surveillance in the United States, 1970-2004Ki Moon Bang
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, RM H G900 2, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
Int J Occup Environ Health 14:161-9. 2008..5; 95% CI 16.3-20.9) and miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products (15.9; 95% CI 13.0-19.5). Occupations with highest PMRs included insulation workers (109.2; 95% CI 93.8-127.2) and boilermakers (21.3; 95% CI 17.0-26.6)...
National trends in silicosis mortality in the United States, 1981-2004Ki Moon Bang
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
Am J Ind Med 51:633-9. 2008..This article describes trends in mortality with silicosis and identifies industries and occupations with elevated silicosis mortality...
Twenty-three years of hypersensitivity pneumonitis mortality surveillance in the United StatesKi Moon Bang
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
Am J Ind Med 49:997-1004. 2006..The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has nationally comprehensive longitudinal mortality data that can contribute to a better understanding of the epidemiology of HP...
Prevalence of asthma by industry in the US population: a study of 2001 NHIS dataKi Moon Bang
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
Am J Ind Med 47:500-8. 2005..This study was undertaken to estimate the US prevalence of asthma in adults by industry of employment and to identify industries with elevated risk of asthma...
Tuberculosis mortality by industry in the United States, 1990-1999K M Bang
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U S Department of Health and Human Services, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:437-42. 2005....
Prevalence of cigarette smoking by occupation and industry in the United StatesK M Bang
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
Am J Ind Med 40:233-9. 2001..This study was undertaken to estimate the most recent prevalence of cigarette smoking by occupation and industry in the US, using the data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988-1994...
A survey of private sector respirator use in the United States: an overview of findingsBrent C Doney
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
J Occup Environ Hyg 2:267-76. 2005..The findings will aid efforts to increase the appropriate use of respirators in the workplace...
Malignant mesothelioma mortality in the United States, 1999-2001Ki Moon Bang
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
Int J Occup Environ Health 12:9-15. 2006..These surveillance findings can be useful in generating hypotheses and developing strategies to prevent mesothelioma...
Malignant mesothelioma surveillance: a comparison of ICD 10 mortality data with SEER incidence data in nine areas of the United StatesGermania A Pinheiro
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Int J Occup Environ Health 10:251-5. 2004....
Medical fitness evaluation for respirator users: results of a national survey of private sector employersGirija Syamlal
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:691-9. 2007..To provide information on medical evaluation procedures for respirator use in private sector establishments...
Airflow obstruction attributable to work in industry and occupation among U.S. race/ethnic groups: a study of NHANES III dataEva Hnizdo
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
Am J Ind Med 46:126-35. 2004..To estimate the fraction of airflow obstruction attributable to workplace exposure by U.S. race/ethnic group...
Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and employment by industry and occupation in the US population: a study of data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyEva Hnizdo
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
Am J Epidemiol 156:738-46. 2002..The fraction of COPD attributable to work was estimated as 19.2% overall and 31.1% among never smokers...
