Identification and classification of high risk groups for Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis using an artificial neural network based on occupational histories: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Sun Gao (Author), Weng Dong (Author), Yang Yongli (Author), Tang Zhifeng (Author), Liu Hongbo (Author), Duan Zhiwen (Author), Chen Jie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is a preventable, but not fully curable occupational lung disease. More and more coal miners are likely to be at risk of developing CWP owing to an increase in coal production and utilization,...