Estimating the Prevalence and Spatial Clusters of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Cases Using Medicare Claims Data, 2011‐2014

Date
03/2020
Journal
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Description

Workers in the coal mining sector are at increased risk of respiratory diseases, including coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP). We investigated the prevalence of CWP and its association with sociodemographic factors among Medicare beneficiaries. We found evidence of significant spatial clustering of CWP in the states and population analyzed.

Center
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Authors
Ahmed Arif, Rajib Paul, Eric Delmelle, Claudio Owusu, Oluwaseun Adeyemi