print email comment close MedlinePlus: Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000130.htm Description: Fact sheet about the "respiratory disease caused by inhaling coal dust for prolonged periods." Include risk factors, symptoms, treatments, and related information about the condition commonly known as black lung disease. Includes x-ray images. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Publisher: National Library of Medicine (NLM); National Institutes of Health (NIH) Extra Keywords Medline Plus Library of Congress Subject Headings: Coal miners Lungs -- Diseases Occupational diseases LII Database Information: Record 14179 created by Jennifer English on 01/03/2005 Last modification on 01/05/2005 Published: 01/03/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/14179