Notice to Readers: Availability of Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 1999
CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has
released the Work-Related Lung Disease (WoRLD) Surveillance Report for 1999
(1). This report is the fifth in a series of WoRLD reports presenting summary tables and
figures concerning various occupationally relevant respiratory diseases,
including pneumoconioses, occupational asthma, other airway diseases, and other
respiratory conditions. The report has three major sections: 1) summary highlights and
limitations; 2) disease-specific tables and figures; and 3) appendices describing data
sources, methods, and supplementary information.
The WoRLD report presents national and state summary statistics such as
counts, crude and age-adjusted mortality rates, and years of potential life lost to age 65
years and to life expectancy; U.S. maps showing the geographic distribution of mortality
by state; and tables and figures summarizing selected occupational exposure data
for asbestos, coal and coal mine dust, silica dust, cotton dust, and other
substances. Proportionate mortality ratios by industry and occupation are based on the
most recent decade of data from a subset of states for which usual industry and
occupation have been coded for decedents. Also included are tables summarizing silicosis
and asthma surveillance data collected by states funded by the Sentinel Event
Notification Systems for Occupational Risks Program.
The 1999 WoRLD Surveillance Report is available from Surveillance
Branch, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, NIOSH, CDC, 1095 Willowdale
Road, Morgantown, WV 26505-2888; fax (304) 285-6111; or e-mail WoRLD@cdc.gov.
Reference
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Work-related lung
disease surveillance report, 1999. Cincinnati, Ohio: US Department of Health and
Human Services, Public Health Service, CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, December 1999; DHHS(NIOSH) publication no. 2000-105.
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