Health Care of Pneumoconiosis

Japanese workplace health management in pneumoconiosis prevention

OBJECTIVE The Japanese government established the Pneumoconiosis Law in 1960 to protect health and promote the welfare of workers engaged in dust-exposed works. This article describes Japanese practice in workplace health management as regulated by the Pneumoconiosis Law to reduce pneumoconiosis in Japan. METHODS We collected information addressing pneumoconiosis and the health care of dust-e...

Mental Health of pneumoconiosis patients in China: a meta-analysis

Pneumoconiosis is a systemic disease involving pulmonary interstitial fibrosis caused by long-term inhalation and retention of dust, generally as a result of occupational exposure. It has become one of the most serious occupational diseases, ranking as the highest with respect to incidence in China [1]. According to data from the Ministry of Health, nearly 700,000 cases of pneumoconiosis were r...

evidence of adverse selection in irans health insurance market

در این تحقیق به مطالعه وجود انتخاب نامساعد(کژ گزینی) در بازار بیمه درمان تکمیلی ایران پرداخته شده است. داده های مورد نیاز توسط پرسشنامه و به روش نمونه گیری خوشه ای جمع آوری شده است. پرسشنامه ها در میان افراد شاغل ساکن شهر تهران توریع شد. در این تحقیق با استفاده از تخمین دو مدل لجستیک و به دست آوردن ضریب همبستگی میان تقاضای بیمه درمان تکمیلی و رخداد خسارت به بررسی موضوع مورد نظر پرداخته شده است....

Pathology of nonasbestos pneumoconiosis (silicosis and mixed dust pneumoconiosis)

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The Pathology of Pneumoconiosis