Global and regional burden of pneumoconiosis, 1990–2021: an analysis of data from the global burden of disease study 2021
Despite an overall decline in global pneumoconiosis burden from 1990 to 2021, particularly in the middle and high-middle SDI quintiles, and in East Asia. The future looks promising, but pneumoconiosis remains a public health concern. The implementation of prevention strategies and improving the quality of life of current patients should be a priority.
Authors
- Huixia Ji
- Yuhua Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4956-3379)
- Ye Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6556-9861)
- Wenying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4656-1471)
- Dandan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1480-0290)
Institutions
- Wuhan Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1559540
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.63