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• Health Conditions in Retired Manual Labor Miners and Oil and Gas Extraction Workers: National Health Interview Survey, 2007-2017
  2/1/2021 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study comparing chronic illnesses in retired miners and oil and gas workers with all other retirees.
• Morbidity and Health Risk Factors Among New Mexico Miners: A Comparison Across Mining Sectors
  8/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study examining the differences in chronic health outcomes between coal, uranium, metal, and nonmetal miners.
• Current Knowledge of U.S. Metal and Nonmetal Miner Health: Current and Potential Data Sources for Analysis of Miner Health Status
  2/6/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report that discusses current knowledge and potential data sources of MNM miner health.
• Disease and Illness in U.S. Mining, 1983-2001
  12/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Describes inconsistencies in disease and illness reporting in U.S. mining, identifies under-reporting of disease and illness in U.S. mining, and summarizes selected disease and illness in U.S. mining from 1983 through 2001.
• Selected Health Issues in Mining
  2/1/2003 - Conference papers
  This paper briefly discusses the current status and research activities aimed at protecting miners from of some miner health-related issues, including coal and silica dust, diesel, asbestos, noise, lead etc.
• Mining Facts for 2000
  5/1/2002 - Brochures/flyers/pamphlets, NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  Mining Facts are one-page mining fact sheets covering a variety of topics of general interest relating to mining operations, workers, fatalities, nonfatal lost-time injuries, and occupational illness.
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Hazardous Exposures in the Mining Industry, 1986-1995: A Surveillance Report
  5/1/2000 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This surveillance report summarizes data on work-related fatal and nonfatal injuries, illnesses, and hazardous exposures in the mining industry for the 10-year period 1986-1995.
• A General Framework for Prioritizing Research To Reduce Injuries and Diseases in Mining
  12/1/1998 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The main premise of this paper is that often the best opportunities to reduce these rates are not revealed by retrospective analysis of injury and illness data. Instead, a proactive approach is needed that accounts for risks to specific hazards that can...