Prevalence of Reduced Mid‐Expiratory Flow Among Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program Participants
Among miners without obstructive ventilatory impairment, reduced mid-expiratory flow was more prevalent in older miners with longer tenure, specifically retired miners. From a surveillance perspective, reduced spirometric mid-expiratory flow can be an early indicator of more serious health problems in coal miners, including obstructive lung disease.
Authors
- David J. Blackley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0997-1746)
- Noémi B. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6710-2015)
- B.R. Ansell
- Laura Kurth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4335-1700)
- A. Scott Laney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3036-8960)
Institutions
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.70019
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00