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ArticleERJ open research2017

Asbestos-related diseases in mineworkers: a clinicopathological study.

Ntombizodwa Ndlovu, David Rees, Jill Murray, Naseema Vorajee, Guy Richards, Jim teWaterNaude

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Article in ERJ open research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ntombizodwa NdlovuSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
David ReesSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jill MurraySchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Naseema VorajeeNational Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Guy RichardsDivision of Critical Care, Charlotte Maxeke Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jim teWaterNaudeSchool of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
University of the Witwatersrand · ZANational Health Laboratory Service · ZAUniversity of Cape Town · ZA

Funding

Research Training on Chronic Lung Diseases in Southern AfricaD43ES018744 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI IRUSEN, ELVISEGRAN MALCOLM, JEEBHAY, MOHAMED FAREED · 2009 to 2013
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NIEHS NIH HHS D43 ES018744
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accurate diagnosis of asbestos-related diseases is important because of past and current asbestos exposures. This study evaluated the reliability of clinical diagnoses of asbestos-related diseases in former mineworkers using autopsies as the reference standard. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were calculated. The 149 cases identified had clinical examinations 0.3-7.4 years before death. More asbestos-related diseases were diagnosed at autopsy rather than clinically: 77

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