Progression of coal workers' pneumoconiosis absent further exposure.
Kirsten S AlmbergLee S FriedmanCecile S RoseLeonard H T GoRobert A CohenPublished in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2020)
This study provides further evidence that radiographic CWP may develop and/or progress absent further exposure, even among miners with no evidence of radiographic pneumoconiosis after leaving the industry. Former miners should undergo regular medical surveillance because of the risk for disease progression.