A Scott Laney
Biographic Data
| ID | 6060975 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Scott Laney |
| GIVEN NAMES | A Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Laney |
| SIGNATURE | LANEY A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The authors are with the Surveillance Branch, Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV. |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3036-8960 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Continued Increase in Prevalence of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the United States, 1970–2017
Objectives. To update prevalence estimates for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) among working underground coal miners in the United States. Methods. We conducted a prevalence study using radiographs collected from 1970 to 2017. We classified each radiograph using international standards. We defined CWP as the presence of small opacities, with profusion greater than or equal to subcategory 1/0, or the presence of a large opacity larger than 1 ce…
Comparative Respiratory Morbidity of Former and Current US Coal Miners
We compared the prevalence of respiratory disease in former and current US coal miners using chest radiographs and lung functions collected from 2009 to 2013 among miners of the Appalachian and Interior US coalfields. We calculated prevalence ratios (PRs) of pneumoconiosis and impaired lung function. Significantly higher prevalences of pneumoconiosis (PR = 1.5; 95% confidence interval = 1.2, 2.0) and impaired lung function were observed among for…
Examination of Potential Sources of Bias in the US Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program
Objectives. We examined the potential influences of certain selection factors on the utility of the Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) data for tracking disease distribution and trends. Methods. We combined data from the CWHSP and the Energy Information Administration to examine any influence of variable worker participation on observed disease prevalence. We evaluated effects of differential participation by coal mining region, te…
Potential Determinants of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis, Advanced Pneumoconiosis, and Progressive Massive Fibrosis Among Underground Coal Miners in the United States, 2005–2009
Objectives. We better defined the distribution and determinants of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) among US underground coal miners. Methods. We obtained chest radiographs from the mobile unit of an enhanced surveillance program begun in 2005 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for underground coal miners. B Readers classified them for presence of pneumoconiosis. Results. Miners from 15 states participated (n = 6658). …
Continued Increase in Prevalence of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the United States, 1970–2017
Objectives. To update prevalence estimates for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) among working underground coal miners in the United States. Methods. We conducted a prevalence study using radiographs collected from 1970 to 2017. We classified each radiograph using international standards. We defined CWP as the presence of small opacities, with profusion greater than or equal to subcategory 1/0, or the presence of a large opacity larger than 1 ce…
Examination of Potential Sources of Bias in the US Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program
Objectives. We examined the potential influences of certain selection factors on the utility of the Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) data for tracking disease distribution and trends. Methods. We combined data from the CWHSP and the Energy Information Administration to examine any influence of variable worker participation on observed disease prevalence. We evaluated effects of differential participation by coal mining region, te…
Potential Determinants of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis, Advanced Pneumoconiosis, and Progressive Massive Fibrosis Among Underground Coal Miners in the United States, 2005–2009
Objectives. We better defined the distribution and determinants of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) among US underground coal miners. Methods. We obtained chest radiographs from the mobile unit of an enhanced surveillance program begun in 2005 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for underground coal miners. B Readers classified them for presence of pneumoconiosis. Results. Miners from 15 states participated (n = 6658). …
Potential Determinants of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis, Advanced Pneumoconiosis, and Progressive Massive Fibrosis Among Underground Coal Miners in the United States, 2005–2009
Objectives. We better defined the distribution and determinants of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) among US underground coal miners. Methods. We obtained chest radiographs from the mobile unit of an enhanced surveillance program begun in 2005 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for underground coal miners. B Readers classified them for presence of pneumoconiosis. Results. Miners from 15 states participated (n = 6658). …
Examination of Potential Sources of Bias in the US Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program
Objectives. We examined the potential influences of certain selection factors on the utility of the Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) data for tracking disease distribution and trends. Methods. We combined data from the CWHSP and the Energy Information Administration to examine any influence of variable worker participation on observed disease prevalence. We evaluated effects of differential participation by coal mining region, te…
Comparative Respiratory Morbidity of Former and Current US Coal Miners
We compared the prevalence of respiratory disease in former and current US coal miners using chest radiographs and lung functions collected from 2009 to 2013 among miners of the Appalachian and Interior US coalfields. We calculated prevalence ratios (PRs) of pneumoconiosis and impaired lung function. Significantly higher prevalences of pneumoconiosis (PR = 1.5; 95% confidence interval = 1.2, 2.0) and impaired lung function were observed among for…
Continued Increase in Prevalence of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the United States, 1970–2017
Objectives. To update prevalence estimates for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) among working underground coal miners in the United States. Methods. We conducted a prevalence study using radiographs collected from 1970 to 2017. We classified each radiograph using international standards. We defined CWP as the presence of small opacities, with profusion greater than or equal to subcategory 1/0, or the presence of a large opacity larger than 1 ce…
Environmental health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Occupational and environmental lung diseases (4 works) · Occupational exposure and asthma (4 works) · Pathology (4 works) · Pneumoconiosis (4 works) · Coal (3 works) · Coal mining (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Geography (3 works)